District Court Rules
Schedule: B - Forms in criminal proceedings Form: 34.16 Search Warrant - Companies Act, 1990 section 20(1) (as substituted by section 30 of the Company Law Enforcement Act, 2001)
S.I. No. 207 of 2002
No. 34.16
Companies Act, 1990
Section 20(1) (As Substituted By Section 30 Of The Company Law Enforcement Act, 2001)
Search Warrant
District Court Area of
District No.
WHEREAS from the information on oath and in writing under section 20(1) of the above-mentioned Act of 1990 sworn before me on this day, by ............ of ................. a designated officer designated by the Director of Corporate Enforcement for the purposes of the above-named Act of 1990 under section 20 thereof and duly authorised by the said Director, I AM SATISFIED THAT there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there are on the premises at .............. , in the court (area and) district aforesaid, material information within the meaning of the said section 20, namely
(*books *documents of which production has been required under section *14 *15 *19 of the above-mentioned Act on the .... day of .......... 20.... and which have not been produced in compliance with that requirement)
(*books *documents *other things which (s)he has reasonable grounds for believing may provide evidence of or relating to the commission of an offence under the Companies Acts).
THIS IS TO AUTHORISE ......, of
A designated officer, so designated by the Director of Corporate Enforcement for the purposes of section 20 of the above-mentioned Act of 1990, accompanied by such other persons as (s)he thinks necessary, at any time or times, within one month from the date hereof, on production if so requested of this warrant, TO ENTER, if necessary by reasonable force and SEARCH the above-mentioned premises in the said court (area and) district (including, without limitation, to operate or cause to be operated any computer), TO REQUIRE any person found on the premises to give his name, home address and occupation and to produce to him/her any material information (including, without limitation information necessary to facilitate access to information held on any computer) in his/her possession, TO SEIZE and retain any material information found on the premises or in the custody or possession of any person found on the premises and TO TAKE ANY OTHER STEPS which appear to him/her to be necessary for the preserving or preventing interference with material information.
Dated this ... day of ......... 20 .....
Signed ................
Judge of the District Court
To: .................
Designated Officer of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
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