# Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978, Article 4: Entry, search and seizure

Extent: N.I.

(1) Upon a complaint being made to a justice of the peace by or on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland or by a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary if the justice is satisfied that there is reasonable ground to suspect— that there is an indecent photograph or pseudo‐photograph of a child in any premises ... he may grant a warrant under his hand authorising any member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary to enter, if necessary by force, and search the premises. . . , and to seize and remove any articles which he believes with reasonable cause to be or include indecent photographs or pseudo‐photographs of children. . . .
(2) In this Article “premises” has the same meaning as in the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12)) (see Article 25 of that Order).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1978/1047/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-northern-ireland-order-1978/article-4
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