# The Magistrates’ Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Listed Assets) Rules 2017, Article 3: Prior approval of searches for property

Extent: E+W

(1) An application to a justice of the peace under section 303E(1)of the Act for prior approval of a search for property under section 303C of the Act may be made without notice.
(2) A justice of the peace may grant such an application without a hearing and may conduct any hearing in private.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1293/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-detention-and-forfeiture-of-listed-assets-rules-2017/article-3
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