sec.174APowers of community police officers

### sec.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. 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. A community police officer may exercise the power of entry under section 176 for finding out whether a prescribed provision is being complied with. 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. s 174A ins 2002 No. 47 s 67 amd 2007 No. 59 s 83 (sec.174A-ssec.1) 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. (sec.174A-ssec.2) 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. (sec.174A-ssec.3) 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. 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. A community police officer may exercise the power of entry under section 176 for finding out whether a prescribed provision is being complied with. 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. - (a) a reference to an investigator were a reference to a community police officer; and - (b) the prescribed provision were a provision of this Act. - 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.