Section 138

138. (1) (a) A judge or magistrate who has jurisdiction may issue a warrant for the purposes of this Part on application by an investigator.

(b) The judge or magistrate may issue a warrant in terms of this section—

(i) on written application by the investigator setting out under oath or affirmation why it is necessary to enter and investigate the premises; and

(ii) if it appears to the magistrate or judge from the information under oath or affirmation that—

(aa) in the case of an investigation under section 135(1)(a), that—

(AA) there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a contravention of a financial sector law has occurred, may be occurring or may be about to occur;

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(5) Mmatlisisi o ka patwa le go thuswa ka nako ya tseno le patlo ya lefelo lengwe le lengwe go ya go dira patlisiso ke motlhankedi wa sepodisi kgotsa motho yo thapilweng go ya ka karolo 134.

(6) (a) Fa a le kwa lefelong go ya ka karolo eno mmatlisisi, ka maitlhomo a go dira patlisiso, o na le tshwanelo ya go tsena mo karolong nngwe le nngwe ya lefelo le go lokwalo lengwe le lengwe kgotsa sengwe le sengwe e bile o ka dira nngwe le nngwe ya tse di latelang:

(i) Bula kgotsa a dira gore go bulwe kamore ya polokelo, polokelo, kobotlo kgotsa setshelo sengwe se mmatlisisi a ka belaelang ka mabaka a a utlwalang gore se na le lokwalo kgotsa sengwe se se ka nnang bopaki jwa tlolo e e amegang;

(ii) tthatlhoba, dira ditswa le go gatisa lokwalo lengwe le lengwe mo lefelong;

(iii) botsa motho mongwe le mongwe mo lefelong go batlisisa tshedimosetso e e malebana le patlisiso;

(iv) kopa motho mo lefelong go tlhagisetsa mmatlisisi lokwalo lengwe le lengwe kgotsa sengwe se se malebana le patlisiso e bile se tshotswe kgotsa se le mo tlase ga taolo ya motho;

(v) kopa motho yo o mo lefelong go dirisa khomputara nngwe le nngwe kgotsa thulaganyo e e tshwanang le e e leng teng mo lefelong go—

(aa) batla tshedimosetso nngwe le nngwe e eleng teng ka tiriso ya thulaganyo eo; le

(bb) tlhagisa rekoto ya tshedimosetso eo mo tlhaeletsanong e e tlhokwang ke mmatlisisi;

(vi) fa go sa kgonege kgotsa go le matshwanedi go dira tlhokego go ya ka temanataleletso (v), dirisa khomputara nngwe le nngwe kgotsa thulaganyo e e tshwanang e e ka ga kgotsa e e leng teng mo lefelong ka maitlhomo a a kailweng mo temanataleletsong eo; le

(vii) itseela, le go go tsaya go tswa mo lefelong, lokwalo kgotsa sengwe seo se ka nnang bopaki jwa tlolo e e amegang kgotsa seo se ka nnang maleba mo kopong.

(b) Mmatlisisi o tshwanetse go naya motho yo ka ponalo a rwalang maikarabelo a lefelo rasiti e e kwetsweng ya lokwalo lengwe le lengwe kgotsa sengwe se se tserweng ke mmatlisisi jaaka go kailwe mo temaneng (a)(vii).

(c) Go latela temana (d), mmatlisisi o tshwanetse go netefatsa gore lokwalo lengwe le lengwe kgotsa sengwe se se tserweng ke mmatlisisi jaaka go kailwe mo temaneng (a)(vii) se busetswa kwa mothong fa—

(i) go tsholwa ga lokwalo kgotsa sengwe go sa tlhole go tlhokega go fitlhelela 35 maitlhomo a patlisiso; kgotsa

(ii) ditsamaiso tsotlhe tse di tlhageletseng go tswa mo patlisisong di latlhilwe kwa bokhutlong.

(d) Lokwalo kgotsa sengwe se tshwanetse go busetswa kwa mothong yo o se tlhagisitseng fa—

(i) lokwalo kgotsa sengwe se sena go newa bothati jo bo tlhomilweng; kgotsa

(ii) go se mo kgatlhegong ya setshaba kgotsa leloko kgotsa maloko a setshaba gore dikwalo kgotsa dinngwe di buswe.

(e) Motho yo lokwalo kgotsa sengwe se tserweng kwa lefelong la gagwe jaaka go kailwe mo temaneng (a)(vii), kgotsa kemedi ya gagwe e e dumeletsweng, o ka, ka 45 dinako tsa tiro tse di tlwaelegileng tsa tiro le ka fa tlase ga tlhokomelo ya molaodi wa lephata la ditshelete, tthatlhoba, gatisa le go dira ditswa go tswa mo lokwalong kgotsa sengweng.

(7) Mmatlisisi, le motho mongwe le mongwe yo o thusang mmatlisisi jaaka go tlhalositswe mo karolotaleletsong (5), o ka dirisa kgatelelo go diragatsa thata nngwe le 50 nngwe go ya ka karolo eno.

## Dithebolelo

138. (1) (a) Moatlhodi kgotsa magiseterata yo o nang le taolo o ka rebola thebolo mabapi le maitlhomo a Karolo eno mo kopong ya mmatlisisi.

(b) Moatlhodi kgotsa magiseterata o ka rebola thebolo go ya ka karolo eno— 55

(i) ka kopo e e kwetsweng ke mmatlisisi e e tlhalosang ka fa tlase ga maikano kgotsa netefatso gore goreng go tlhokega go tsena le go batlisisa kwa mafelong; le

(ii) fa go tswa mo tshedimosetsong e e ikanetsweng kgotsa netefaditsweng magiseterata kgotsa moatlhodi a lemoga gore—

(aa) mo lebakeng la patlisiso e e ka fa tlase ga karolo 135(1)(a), go—

(AA) na le mabaka a a utlwalang a go belaela gore molao wa lephata la ditshelete o tlotswe, o ka tswa o tlolwa kgotsa o ka tlolwa;

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(BB) entry and investigation of the premises are likely to yield information pertaining to the contravention; and

(CC) entry and investigation of those premises is reasonably necessary for the purposes of the investigation;

(bb) in the case of an investigation under section 135(1)(b), that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the investigation is necessary to comply with a request referred to in that section.

(2) A warrant issued in terms of this section must be signed by the judge or magistrate issuing it.

(3) An investigator who enters premises under the authority of a warrant must—

(a) if there is apparently no one in charge of the premises when the warrant is executed, fix a copy of the warrant on a prominent and accessible place on the premises; and

(b) on reasonable demand by any person on the premises, produce the warrant or a copy of the warrant.

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## Interference with investigations