23 Dec 2014
KEEN LLOYD HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- KEEN LLOYD HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL82/2013
IEO s21(1) is unconstitutional insofar as it permits warrantless entry and search of immobile non-domestic premises without limiting language that it applies only when it is not practicable to obtain prior judicial authorization; where warrants were executed after an unreasonable delay (here 2–4 months) they had lapsed and were invalid; magistrates who issued s22 warrants for non-domestic premises acted without authority and those warrants must be quashed; dissemination of seized materials to Mainland Customs lacked statutory underpinning and was unlawful absent clear legislative power; only…