CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ACT 2006 - SECT 37
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ACT 2006 - SECT 37
37 . Place or vehicle, entry of to investigate serious event
(1) In this section
—
serious event means a fire, an explosion, or the
presence of any article, substance or gas, that is likely to endanger the
safety of people or cause serious damage to property.
(2) If a police
officer reasonably suspects that there is or has been a serious event in a
place, the officer may enter the place.
(3) If a police
officer reasonably suspects that there is or has been a serious event in a
vehicle, the officer may stop and enter the vehicle.
(4) A police officer
may only exercise the powers in subsection (2) or (3) if and for so long as
the officer reasonably suspects that it is necessary to do so as a matter of
urgency in order —
(a) to
ensure there is no danger to people or property; or
(b) to
establish whether the serious event is connected to an offence and to decide,
under section 39 or 40 (as the case requires), whether or not to establish a
protected forensic area at the place.
[Section 37. Modifications to be applied in order
to give effect to Cross-border Justice Act 2008: section deleted 1 Nov 2009;
altered 13 Jul 2010. See endnote 1M.]