81Power to search vehicles under special powers

81 Power to search vehicles under special powers (1) A police officer may stop and search a vehicle, and anything in or on the vehicle, if the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, that— (a) the vehicle is a target vehicle; or (b) a person who is about to enter, is in or on, or has recently left, the vehicle is a target person; or (c) the vehicle is about to enter, is in, or has recently left, a target area. (2) A police officer may detain a vehicle for as long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a search under this section. (3) A police officer may detain a person who is in or on a vehicle stopped under this section for as long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a search under this section.