Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002

This section applies if a police officer exercises a power under a hand-held scanner authority to require a person to stop and submit, or resubmit, to the use of a hand-held scanner.

The police officer must exercise the power in the least invasive way practicable in the circumstances.

If reasonably practicable, the police officer must be of the same sex as the person.

The police officer may detain the person for as long as is reasonably necessary to exercise the power.

Part 15 applies to the exercise of a power by a police officer, including the issuing of a direction, under this part.