18Power to search vehicles

18 Power to search vehicles (1) A police officer may, without a warrant, stop and search a vehicle and anything in, on or attached to the vehicle, if: vehicle is the target of an authorisation; (b) the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a person in or on the vehicle is the target of an authorisation; or

Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003 12 (c) the vehicle is in an area that is the target of an authorisation. (2) A police officer may detain a vehicle stopped under subsection (1) vehicle and anything in, on or attached to the vehicle. (3) A police officer may detain a person who is in or on a vehicle stopped under subsection (1) for as long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a search of the vehicle.