Powers of community police officers
174A Powers of community police officers
An investigator who is a community police officer may only exercise a power under this part for the administration and enforcement of sections 168B, 169 and 171 in a restricted area that is, or is in, the community area for which the officer holds appointment.
Subsection (3) applies for a community police officer exercising an investigator’s powers under this part for the administration and enforcement of a prescribed provision by the officer.
This part applies to the officer as if—
a reference to an investigator were a reference to a community police officer; and
the prescribed provision were a provision of this Act.
Examples for subsection (3)—
1 A community police officer may exercise a power under section 175 if the officer has a reasonable suspicion that a vehicle is being used in the commission of an offence against a prescribed provision.
2 A community police officer may exercise the power of entry under section 176 for finding out whether a prescribed provision is being complied with.
3 A community police officer may exercise a power of seizure under section 177(4) if the officer has the reasonable belief mentioned in the subsection.
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