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Administration of Justice Law (No. 44 of 1973) - Sect 99

Manner of executing search warrant

99.
(1) Whenever any place liable to search or inspection under this Law is closed any person residing In or being in charge of such place shall on demand of the person executing the warrant and on production of the warrant allow him free ingress thereto and afford all reasonable facilities for a search therein.
(2) If ingress into such place cannot be so obtained the person executing the warrant may proceed in the manner set out by subsection (2) of section 90.
(3) The person executing the search warrant shall make a list of all things seized in the course of the search and of the places in which they are respectively found and shall sign such list.
(4) The occupant of the place searched or some person on his behalf shall in every Instance be permitted to attend during the search and a copy of the list prepared under the last preceding subsection signed by the person executing the warrant, shall be delivered to such occupant or person at his request.


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