Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003
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27M Interpretation (1) In this Division: serious indictable offence means an indictable offence punishable by imprisonment for life or for a term of 5 years or more (2) A reference in this Division to a relevant thing (including electronic equipment and information) found by a police officer is a reference to a thing the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect or believe will substantially assist in responding to or preventing a terrorist act. (3) For this Division, a thing is connected with a serious indictable offence only if it is: (a) a thing with respect to which there are reasonable grounds for suspecting or believing the offence has been, is being, or will be committed; or (b) a thing that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting or believing will provide evidence of the commission or intended commission of the offence; or
Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003 73 (c) a thing that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting or believing has been, is being, or is intended to be used, in relation to the offence.