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Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002
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#### 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—
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> > > (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
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> > > (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).
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> > (2) A power conferred by this section to seize and detain a thing includes—
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> > > (a) a power to remove a thing from the place where it is found, and
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> > > (b) a power to guard the thing in or on the place where it is found.
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> **s 20:** Am 2005 No 54, Sch 2 \[7\].