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49. Duty to produce evidence of authority

An authorized officer executing a warrant must, if requested, produce for inspection—

(a) documentary evidence of his or her identity;

(b) documentary evidence of his or her authorization under section 47; and

(c) the warrant.

50. Powers conferred by warrant

(1) A warrant issued under section 48 authorizes the persons specified in it—

(a) to enter and search the premises specified in the warrant;

(b) to use such force for gaining entry to the premises and for breaking open any article or thing found on the premises as is reasonable in the circumstances;

(c) to make use of such equipment as is reasonable in the circumstances;

(d) to remove by force any person or thing obstructing the execution of the warrant;

(e) to require any person on the premises to produce any document that appears to be a relevant document, in the possession or under the control of that person;

(f) to make copies of or take extracts from any document that appears to be a relevant document found on the premises or produced to a person executing the warrant;

(g) to prohibit any person found on the premises from—

(i) altering or otherwise interfering with any document that appears to be a relevant document; or

(ii) removing any such document from the premises or causing or permitting any other person to remove such document from the premises;

(h) to take possession of any documents found on the premises that appear to be relevant documents if—

(i) such action appears to be necessary for preserving the documents or preventing interference with them; or

(ii) it is not reasonably practicable to take copies of the documents on the premises;

(i) to take any other steps that appear to be necessary for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (h)(i);