LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 148 General drug detection with dogs in authorised places

LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 148

148 General drug detection with dogs in authorised places

(cf Police Powers (Drug Detection Dogs) Act 2001 , s 7)

(1) A police officer may, without a warrant, use a dog to carry out general drug detection in relation to the following persons--

(a) persons at, or seeking to enter or leave, any part of premises being used for the consumption of liquor that is sold at the premises (other than any part of premises being used primarily as a restaurant or other dining place),

(b) persons at, or seeking to enter or leave, a public place at which a sporting event, concert or other artistic performance, dance party, parade or other entertainment is being held,

(c) persons on, or seeking to enter or leave, a public passenger vehicle that is travelling on a route prescribed by the regulations, or a station, platform or stopping place on any such route,

(d) persons at, or seeking to enter or leave, any part of premises that the officer is authorised to enter under the Tattoo Industry Act 2012 to carry out general drug detection using a dog,

(e) persons at any public place in the Kings Cross precinct (being the area including and bounded by the parts of streets specified in Schedule 2 to the Liquor Act 2007 ),

(f) persons at, or seeking to enter or leave, any part of premises that the officer is authorised to enter under section 10 of the Restricted Premises Act 1943 .

(2) In this section--


"public passenger vehicle" means a train, light rail vehicle or bus that is used to provide a public passenger service.

(3) A reference in this section to Schedule 2 to the Liquor Act 2007 is a reference to that Schedule as in force on the commencement of this subsection.