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Power to issue search warrants

Cap. 149, s. 14 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) Any magistrate or Justice of the Peace, if satisfied by information on oath that there is reasonable ground to suspect that any premises are being used for the purpose of the commission of an offence under this Act in connection with a computer wagering service or proposed computer wagering service, may grant a warrant under his hand authorising any police officer at any time or times within fourteen days from the date thereof to enter, if necessary by force, the said premises and every part thereof, and to search for, seize and remove any documents, money or valuable thing therein which he has reasonable ground to suspect are on those premises for any purpose which constitutes an infringement of any provision of this Act or regulations made thereunder. 13 (2) The court before which a person is proved to have committed any offence under this Act in relation to a computer wagering service or proposed computer wagering service shall order to be forfeited any money or valuable thing produced to the court which is shown to the satisfaction of the court to be related to the offence and shall order to be destroyed all documents produced to the court which are shown to the satisfaction of the court to relate to the computer wagering
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