Cap. 392 ст. 11Warrants.

(1) Subject to the provisions of subarticle (3) where an information is laid before a magistrate alleging that access to any facility, premises, site, land or other location within the Maltese territory, or any Maltese ship, vessel, aircraft or vehicle, is necessary for the purpose of fulfilling Malta’s obligations under the Convention by the exercise of a relevant challenge inspection purpose, the magistrate shall issue a warrant for the purpose of this article authorising relevant persons, named in the warrant, with such assistance as necessary, and if necessary by force, to enter upon or into and exercise the relevant powers in relation to the said facility, premises, site, land, other location, ship, vessel, aircraft or vehicle.

(2) A warrant issued under this article shall state -

(a) whether entry is authorised to be made at any time of the day or night; and

(b) a day not being later than one month after the day of issue of the warrant, upon which the warrant ceases to have effect.

(3) Where, by reason of circumstances of urgency, the Director or the Minister considers it necessary to do so, an application for a warrant under subarticle (1) may be made by telephone.