Section 21B: Terrorist Investigation

21B. Terrorist Investigation._ (1) A policeman in uniform 1[or a member of a Joint Investigation Team] may:__ (a) order a person in a cordoned area to leave immediately, (b) order a person immediately to leave the premises which are wholly or partly in or adjacent to a cordoned area, (c) order the driver or person in charge of a vehicle in a cordoned area to move it from the area immediately, (d) arrange for the removal of a vehicle from the cordoned area, (e) arrange for the movement of a vehicle within a cordoned area, (f) prohibit or restrict access to a cordoned area by pedestrians or vehicles, (g) enter and search any premises in a cordoned area if he suspects anyone concerned with terrorism is hiding there, (h) search and arrest any person he reasonable suspects to be a person concerned in terrorism; Provided that any search of a person shall be done by a Police person of the same sex; or (i) take possession of any property in a cordoned area he reasonably suspects is likely to be used for the purposes of terrorism.

Effective date: 1997-08-16

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