ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
International Crimes Act
99. Powers conferred by warrant
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
99. Powers conferred by warrant
(1)Subject to any conditions specified in the warrant under section 98, a warrant issued under section 97 authorises the member of the National Police Service executing the warrant—(a)to enter and search the place or thing specified in the warrant at any time by day or night during the currency of the warrant;(b)to use such assistants as may be reasonable in the circumstances for the purpose of the entry and search;(c)to use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances for the purposes of effecting entry, and for breaking open any thing in or on the place searched; and(d)to search for and seize any thing referred to in section 97(1).(2)A person called on to assist any member of the National Police Service executing a warrant issued under section 97 has the powers described in paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1).