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Scrap Metal Industry Act 2016
22APower to stop and search motor vehicles without warrant
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22A Power to stop and search motor vehicles without warrant
22A Power to stop and search motor vehicles without warrant
If a police officer reasonably believes a motor vehicle is being used for the purposes of carrying on a business of dealing in scrap metal, the officer may stop and search the vehicle without a warrant for the purposes of determining whether there has been compliance with, or a contravention of, this Act or the regulations.
s 22A: Ins 2022 No 51, Sch 1[17].