25. (1) No domestic premises shall be entered and
searched by an authorized officer unless -
(a)
a magistrate has issued a warrant under
subsection (2); or
(b)
(c)
an officer of the Customs and Excise Department
of or above the rank of Senior Superintendent or
Principal Industry Officer has given
authorization under subsection (3); and
it is necessary to do so for the purpose of
investigating, or in order to prevent the
commission of, an offence referred to in section
24(1).
(2)
Subject to subsection (1)(c), à magistrate may,
if he is satisfied by information on oath that there is
reasonable cause to believe that there is in any domestic
premises any thing which may be seized under section 24,
issue a warrant authorizing an authorized officer to enter
and search the premises.
(3)
Subject to subsection (1)(c), an officer of the
Customs and Excise Department of or above the rank of
Senior Superintendent or Principal Industry Officer may, if
he reasonably suspects