Clause 6

This section applies if —

it appears to any senior officer of customs that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any dwelling house, shop or other building or place there are concealed or deposited —

any dutiable or uncustomed goods;

any goods liable to forfeiture under this Act;

any goods as to which any offence under this Act has been committed;

any books, records, documents or other articles, directly or indirectly relating to any transaction or dealing in any of the goods mentioned in this subsection; (v)any computers or associated devices, or mobile communication devices, containing or to which is available any data relating to any transaction or dealing in any of the goods mentioned in this subsection; or

any cash that may afford evidence as to the commission of an offence under this Act; and (b)the senior officer of customs has reasonable grounds to believe that, by reason of any delay in obtaining a search warrant, anything mentioned in paragraph (a) is likely to be removed.(2) The senior officer of customs may exercise in, upon and in respect of that dwelling house, shop or other building or place —

all the powers mentioned in section 101 as if the officer were authorised to do so by a warrant issued under that section, except in relation to any computer or associated device; and

all the powers mentioned in section 110A with respect to any computer or associated device.”.