TERRORISM (POLICE POWERS) ACT 2002 - SECT 18
Power to search vehicles
TERRORISM (POLICE POWERS) ACT 2002 - SECT 18
Power to search vehicles
18 Power to search vehicles
(1) A police officer may, without a warrant,
stop, enter and search a vehicle, and anything in or on the vehicle, if-- (a)
the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the vehicle is the target of
an authorisation, or
(b) the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a
person in or on the vehicle is the target of an authorisation, or
(c) the
vehicle is in an area that is the target of an authorisation.
(2) A police
officer must not detain a vehicle for any longer than is reasonably necessary
for the purpose of conducting a search under this section.
