# Ivory Act 2018, Paragraph 3


(1) A person applying for a search warrant must—
(a) state that the application is made under section 17 of this Act;
(b) specify the matters set out in sub-paragraph (2) or (3) (as the case may be);
(c) state what are the grounds for suspecting that relevant evidence is on the premises;
(d) specify the offence to which the evidence relates.
(2) A person who is applying for a specific-premises warrant must specify each set of premises that it is desired to enter and search.
(3) A person who is applying for an all-premises warrant must—
(a) specify as many of the sets of premises that it is desired to enter and search as it is reasonably practicable to specify;
(b) specify the person who is in occupation or control of those premises and any other premises that it is desired to enter and search;
(c) explain why it is necessary to search more premises than those specified under paragraph (a);
(d) explain why it is not reasonably practicable to specify all the premises that it is desired to enter and search.
(4) A person who is applying for a search warrant authorising entry and search on more than one occasion must also state—
(a) the ground on which the person applies for such a warrant;
(b) whether the person seeks a warrant authorising an unlimited number of entries, or (if not) the maximum number of entries desired.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ivory-act-2018/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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