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Searches requiring reasonable suspicion

These include:

  • Sec 1 Police & Criminal evidence Act 1984
  • Sec 23 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
  • Sec 47 Firearms Act 1968
  • Sec 139b Criminal Justice Act 1988

The police have the power to detain you/and your vehicle for the purposes of a search if they suspect that you have with you stolen or prohibited articles:

  • Stolen Property
  • Drugs
  • Articles that can be used for burglary, theft or deception
  • A knife, pointed or bladed article or other offensive weapon.
  • A firearm
  • Articles made, adapted or intended for use in destroying or damaging property.