20Power to seize and detain things

#### 20 Power to seize and detain things 20 Power to seize and detain things > > (1) A police officer may, in connection with a search under this Division, seize and detain— > > > > > (a) all or part of a thing (including a vehicle) that the officer suspects on reasonable grounds may be used, or may have been used, to commit a terrorist act, or > > > > > (b) all or part of a thing (including a vehicle) that the officer suspects on reasonable grounds may provide evidence of the commission of a serious indictable offence (whether or not related to a terrorist act). > > > (2) A power conferred by this section to seize and detain a thing includes— > > > > > (a) a power to remove a thing from the place where it is found, and > > > > > (b) a power to guard the thing in or on the place where it is found. > > **s 20:** Am 2005 No 54, Sch 2 \[7\].