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.