Power to search premises and vehicles
33 Power to search premises and vehicles
A police officer may search—
premises specified in a public safety order; or
premises in which an event specified in a public safety order is being held; or
premises situated within an area specified in a public safety order, if the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a person to whom the public safety order relates is within the premises.
A police officer may stop and search a vehicle, and anything in the vehicle, if the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that—
a person within the vehicle is a person to whom a public safety order relates; and
the vehicle is approaching, is in, or has recently left, any premises, event or area specified in the public safety order.
A police officer may detain a vehicle for so long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a search under this section.
A police officer may detain a person who is in a vehicle stopped under this section for as long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a search under this section (and that action does not, by itself, constitute an arrest of the person).
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail or refuse to comply with a requirement made by a police officer for the purposes of this section. Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
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