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LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 87K

Power to search persons

87K Power to search persons

(1) A police officer may, without a warrant, stop and search a person, and anything in the possession of or under the control of the person, if--
(a) the person is in an area that is the target of an authorisation, or
(b) the person is in or on a vehicle on a road that is the target of an authorisation.
(2) Division 4 of Part 4 (except to the extent that it authorises strip searches) applies to the search of a person conducted under this section.
(3) A police officer may detain a person for so long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a search under this section.



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