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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.260Effect of ss 258 – 259 on other laws relating to criminal investigation
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### sec.260 Effect of ss 258 – 259 on other laws relating to criminal investigation
Sections 258 and 259 do not apply to a person’s conduct that is, or could have been, authorised under this Act, apart from this chapter or another law of this jurisdiction, about the following—
arrest or detention of individuals;
searches of individuals;
entry onto, or searches or inspection of, premises;
searches, inspections or seizures of other property;
forensic procedures;
electronic surveillance devices;
identification procedures;
the acquisition or use of assumed identities;
any other matter about powers of criminal investigation.
s 260 ins 2000 No. 22 s 8
sub 2005 No. 45 s 12
- (a) arrest or detention of individuals;
- (b) searches of individuals;
- (c) entry onto, or searches or inspection of, premises;
- (d) searches, inspections or seizures of other property;
- (e) forensic procedures;
- (f) electronic surveillance devices;
- (g) identification procedures;
- (h) the acquisition or use of assumed identities;
- (i) any other matter about powers of criminal investigation.