Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995
177Entry and search of train and aircraft
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177 Entry and search of train and aircraft
(1) A fisheries officer may enter and search a train or aircraft if the fisheries officer reasonably believes that –
(a) an offence under this Act has been, is being or is about to be committed on the train or aircraft; or
(b) [Section 177 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 1997, s. 34, Applied:13 Nov 1997] there is on the train or aircraft any evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act or a corresponding law.
(2) A fisheries officer may signal or direct a person apparently in charge of a train or an aircraft not to move the train or aircraft for a reasonable period if the fisheries officer believes that –
(a) an offence under this Act has been, is being or is about to be committed on the train or aircraft; or
(b) [Section 177 Subsection (2) amended by No. 45 of 1997, s. 34, Applied:13 Nov 1997] there is on the train or aircraft any evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act or a corresponding law.