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Article 13 Privacy (1) No persons shall be subject to interference with the privacy of their homes, correspondence or communications save as in accordance with law and as is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the protection of health or morals, for the prevention of disorder or crime or for the protection of the rights or freedoms of others. (2) Searches of the person or the homes of individuals shall only be justified: (a) where these are authorised by a competent judicial officer; (b) in cases where delay in obtaining such judicial authority carries with it the dan ger of prejudicing the objects of the search or the public interest, and such proce dures as are prescribed by Act of Parliament to preclude abuse are properly satisfied.