Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003
17Power to search persons
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17 Power to search persons (1) A police officer may, without a warrant, stop and search a person and anything in the possession of or under the control of the person if: person is the target of an authorisation; (b) the person is found in suspicious circumstances in the company of a person who the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds is the target of an authorisation; (c) the person is in or on a vehicle that the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds is the target of an authorisation; or (d) the person is in an area that is the target of an authorisation. (2) A police officer may detain a person stopped under subsection (1) person or anything in the possession of or under the control of the person.