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Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003
45Authorisation may constitute reasonable grounds for
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45 Authorisation may constitute reasonable grounds for
suspicion
(1) For the purposes of this Act, it is grounds for a police officer to have
a reasonable suspicion that:
(a) a terrorist act has occurred if, at the time the suspicion is held,
there is in force an authorisation given on the grounds that a
terrorist act has occurred; and
(b) a terrorist act is likely to occur in the near future if, at the time
the suspicion is held, there is in force an authorisation given
on the grounds that a terrorist act is likely to occur in the
future.
(2) Subsection (1) does not limit the grounds on which a reasonable
suspicion may be held for the purposes of this Act.