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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.583Additional powers of police officers on later investigation
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### sec.583 Additional powers of police officers on later investigation
This section applies if—
a noise abatement direction has been given about a place; and
within the noise abatement period as defined under section 582 (5) , a police officer is satisfied on further investigation that the police officer must again exercise the powers mentioned in section 581 about the same place or the same motor vehicle.
A police officer may—
without a warrant, enter the place from which the noise is being emitted; and
in relation to the property that is or was being used to produce or contribute to the production of the noise—
lock, seal or otherwise deal with it in a way to prevent its further use; or
seize and remove it from the place; or
make it inoperable by removing any part or parts and seize and remove the part or parts from the place; or
if it is a motorbike and section 80 applies—impound the motorbike under section 80 .
However, in exercising or attempting to exercise the powers, the police officer must take all reasonable steps to ensure the officer does as little damage as is practicable in the circumstances.
s 583 (prev s 290) amd 2000 No. 22 s 3 sch
renum 2000 No. 22 s 19
amd 2004 No. 53 s 2 sch ; 2005 No. 64 s 21 ; 2007 No. 1 s 11 sch 1 ; 2013 No. 15 s 80 sch ; 2014 No. 1 s 34
(sec.583-ssec.1) This section applies if— a noise abatement direction has been given about a place; and within the noise abatement period as defined under section 582 (5) , a police officer is satisfied on further investigation that the police officer must again exercise the powers mentioned in section 581 about the same place or the same motor vehicle.
(sec.583-ssec.2) A police officer may— without a warrant, enter the place from which the noise is being emitted; and in relation to the property that is or was being used to produce or contribute to the production of the noise— lock, seal or otherwise deal with it in a way to prevent its further use; or seize and remove it from the place; or make it inoperable by removing any part or parts and seize and remove the part or parts from the place; or if it is a motorbike and section 80 applies—impound the motorbike under section 80 .
(sec.583-ssec.3) However, in exercising or attempting to exercise the powers, the police officer must take all reasonable steps to ensure the officer does as little damage as is practicable in the circumstances.
- (a) a noise abatement direction has been given about a place; and
- (b) within the noise abatement period as defined under section 582 (5) , a police officer is satisfied on further investigation that the police officer must again exercise the powers mentioned in section 581 about the same place or the same motor vehicle.
- (a) without a warrant, enter the place from which the noise is being emitted; and
- (b) in relation to the property that is or was being used to produce or contribute to the production of the noise— (i) lock, seal or otherwise deal with it in a way to prevent its further use; or (ii) seize and remove it from the place; or (iii) make it inoperable by removing any part or parts and seize and remove the part or parts from the place; or (iv) if it is a motorbike and section 80 applies—impound the motorbike under section 80 .
- (i) lock, seal or otherwise deal with it in a way to prevent its further use; or
- (ii) seize and remove it from the place; or
- (iii) make it inoperable by removing any part or parts and seize and remove the part or parts from the place; or
- (iv) if it is a motorbike and section 80 applies—impound the motorbike under section 80 .
- (i) lock, seal or otherwise deal with it in a way to prevent its further use; or
- (ii) seize and remove it from the place; or
- (iii) make it inoperable by removing any part or parts and seize and remove the part or parts from the place; or
- (iv) if it is a motorbike and section 80 applies—impound the motorbike under section 80 .