# Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, Paragraph 2


(1) A person applying for a search warrant must—
(a) state that the application is made under section 39 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) identify, so far as is possible, the offence to which the relevant evidence relates.
(2) If the person is applying for a specific-premises warrant, the person must specify each set of premises that it is desired to enter and search.
(3) If the person is applying for an all-premises warrant, the person must specify—
(a) as many of the sets of premises that it is desired to enter and search as it is reasonably practicable to specify;
(b) the person who is in occupation or control of those premises and any others that it is desired to enter and search;
(c) why it is necessary to search more premises than those specified under paragraph (a);
(d) why it is not reasonably practicable to specify all the premises that it is desired to enter and search.
(4) If the person is applying for a search warrant authorising entry and search on more than one occasion, the person must also state—
(a) the ground on which the person applies for such a warrant, and
(b) whether the person seeks a warrant authorising an unlimited number of entries, or (if not) the maximum number of entries desired.
(5) In this paragraph “specific-premises warrant” and “all-premises warrant” have the meaning given by section 39(3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/2/schedule/3/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/psychoactive-substances-act-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-2
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