in such warrant shall be conducted with strict regard to decency and order, including(a)
a person's right to, respect for and protection of his or her dignity;
(b)
the right of a person to freedom and security; and
(c)
the right of a person to his or her personal privacy.
(5) The officer or authorized person executing a warrant in terms of this section
shall immediately before commencing with the execution(a)
identify himself or herself to the person in control of the place, premises or
vehicle, if such person is present, and hand to such person a copy of the
warrant or, if such person is not present, affix such copy to a prominent
place on the place, premises or vehicle;
(b)
supply such person at his or her request with particulars regarding his or her
authority to execute such a warrant.
(6) An officer in the department or authorized person may without a warrant enter
any place, premises or vehicle, and search for, seize, take samples of and remove any
article referred to in subsection (1) if the person who is competent to do so consents to such
entry, search, seizure, taking of samples and removal.
(7) (a) The officer or authorized person who may on the authority of a warrant
issued in terms of subsection (3), or under the provisions of subsection (6), enter and search
any place, premises or vehicle, may use such force as may be reasonably necessary to
overcome resistance to such entry or search.
(b) No person may enter upon and search any place, premises or vehicle unless he
or she has audibly demanded admission to the place, premises or vehicle and has notified
the purpose of his or her entry, unless such person is upon reasonable grounds of the
opinion that any article may be destroyed if such admission is first demanded and such
purpose is first notified.
(8) If, during the execution of a warrant or the conducting of a search in terms of
this section, a person claims that an article found on or in the place, premises or vehicle in
question contains privileged information and refuses the inspection or removal of such
article, the person executing the warrant or conducting the search shall, if he or she is of the
opinion that the article contains information which is relevant to the investigation and that
such information is necessary for the investigation or hearing, request the registrar of the
Supreme Court which has jurisdiction, or his or her delegate, to seize and remove that
article for safe custody until a court of law has made a ruling on the question whether or not
the information in question is privileged.
(9) A warrant issued in terms of this section may be issued on any day and shall be