Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2020

A search order may direct each person who is named or described in the order—

to permit, or arrange to permit, such other persons as are named or described in the order—

to enter premises specified in the order; and

to take any steps that are in accordance with the terms of the order;

to provide, or arrange to provide, such other persons named or described in the order with any information, thing or service described in the order; and

to allow such other persons named or described in the order to take and retain in their custody any thing described in the order; and

not to disclose any information about the order, for such period as is specified in the order (not exceeding 3 days) after the date on which the order was served, except for the purposes of obtaining legal advice or legal representation; and

to do or refrain from doing any act as the Court considers appropriate.

Without limiting the generality of paragraph (1)(a)(ii), the steps that may be taken in relation to a thing specified in a search order include—

searching premises for, inspecting or removing the thing; and

making or obtaining a copy, photograph, film, sample, test or other record of any such thing or any information it may contain.

A search order—

must not authorise a search of a natural person; and

must not be executed at the same time as the execution by the police or other proper authority of a search warrant; and

may contain such other provisions as the Court considers appropriate.