Register of warrants and emergency authorisations
41 Register of warrants and emergency authorisations
The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must keep a register of warrants and emergency authorisations.
The register must state, for each warrant issued to a law enforcement officer of the agency—
the date of issue of the warrant; and
the name of the judge or magistrate who issued the warrant; and
the name of the law enforcement officer named in the warrant as the person primarily responsible for executing it; and
the relevant offence in relation to which the warrant was issued; and
the period during which the warrant is in force; and
details of any amendment or extension of the warrant.
The register must state, for each emergency authorisation given to a law enforcement officer of the agency—
the date the emergency authorisation was given; and
the name of the chief officer who gave the emergency authorisation; and
the name of the law enforcement officer to whom the emergency authorisation was given; and
the relevant offence in relation to which the emergency authorisation was given; and
the date when the application for approval of powers exercised under the emergency authorisation was made.
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