Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Information to Police and Powers of Investigation
26. Form of search warrant
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A search warrant issued by a court under this Code must be in writing bearing the seal of the court, and signed by a Magistrate or District Judge (as the case may be), or in the case of the General Division of the High Court, by a Judge or by the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
court
“court” means the Court of Appeal, the General Division of the High Court, a Family Court, a Youth Court, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court (as the case may be) which exercises criminal jurisdiction;
A search warrant must ordinarily be issued to the Commissioner of Police and to one or more other police officers to be designated by name in the warrant, and all or any of those police officers may execute it.
The court may in appropriate circumstances issue a search warrant to one or more named persons who are not police officers, and all or any of those persons may execute it.
The court may, if it thinks fit, specify in a search warrant the particular place or part of it to be searched or inspected, and the person charged with executing the warrant must then search or inspect only the specified place or part thereof.
place
“place” includes —(a)any building or structure, whether permanent or temporary;(b)any land, whether or not built on;(c)any place, whether or not enclosed, and whether or not situated underground or underwater;(d)any vessel, aircraft, train, or vehicle (whether mechanically‑propelled or otherwise) or any other means of transport; and(e)any part of any place referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d);
A search warrant is subject to such conditions as may be specified by the court and remains in force for the number of days stated in the warrant.
subject
“subject” means a person who enters into a DPA with the Public Prosecutor.