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(4) The conditions referred to in subsection (2)(c) are—
(a) that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a specified person has
carried on or has benefited from drug trafficking; and
(b) that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is on the premises material relating to the specified person or to drug trafficking which is likely to be of substantial value (whether by itself or together with other material) to the investigation for the purpose of which the application is made, but that the material cannot at the time of the application be particularized; and
(c) that-
(i) it is not practicable to communicate with any person entitled to grant entry to the premises; or
(ii) entry to the premises will not be granted unless a warrant is produced; or
(ii) the investigation for the purposes of which the application is made might be seriously prejudiced unless an authorized officer arriving at the premises could secure immediate entry to them.
(5) Where an authorized officer has entered premises in the execution of a warrant issued under this section, he may seize and retain any material, other than items subject to legal privilege, which is likely to be of substantial value (whether by itself or together with other material) to the investigation for the purpose of which the warrant was issued.
(6) Any person who hinders or obstructs an authorized officer in the execution of a warrant issued under this section commits an offence and is liable-
(a) on conviction upon indictment to a fine of $250,000 and to imprisonment for 2
years; or
(b) on summary conviction to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
Supplementary provisions to sections 20 and 21
22. (1) An authorized officer may photograph or make copies of any material—
(a) produced or to which access is given under section 20; or
(b) seized under section 21.
(2) In sections 20 and 21-
"court" means the High Court and the District Court;
"items subject to legal privilege" means-
(a) communications between a professional legal adviser and his client or any person representing his client made in connection with the giving of legal advicc to the client;
(b) communications between a professional legal adviser and his client or any person representing his client or between such an adviser or his client or any such representative and any other person made in connection with or in contemplation of legal proceedings and for the purposes of such proceedings;
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