Cap. 164 ст. 99General provisions.

(1) Where under this Act anything falls to be decided by a

Magistrate, such a decision shall be by a decree which shall state the reasons of fact and law on which it is based.

(2) Where under this Act the investigating officer is required to file an application, he shall premise the request by such grounds which he genuinely believes to be true and reasonable, and the Magistrate may in all cases require that the application be confirmed on oath. In urgent cases, as the Magistrate may ascertain, the request may be made either by facsimile or by telephone; provided that in the latter case such request is as soon as practicable reduced in writing and submitted to the Magistrate.

(3) In urgent cases the authorisation by the Magistrate may also be communicated by facsimile.

(4) Any authorisation given by a Magistrate shall lapse after one month, but may be renewed for a valid reason for subsequent periods of one month each.