# Serious Crime Act 2015, Section 54: Execution of search and seizure warrants


(1) Schedule 2 (execution of search and seizure warrants) has effect.
(2) An entry on or search of premises under a search and seizure warrant is unlawful unless it complies with that Schedule.
(3) A police or customs officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, for the purpose of entering premises under a search and seizure warrant.
(4) An offence is committed by a person who without reasonable excuse obstructs a police or customs officer executing or seeking to execute a search and seizure warrant.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/9/section/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/serious-crime-act-2015/section-54
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