20. Other Powers To Search A Person

Question 1

What is Sec 60 Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994?

Answer 1

• BUSS Scheme
• Authorisation by Senior Officer above Chief Superintendent
• 15 hour period
• RGB incidents involving serious violence will take place in a specific area
• Communicated to communities beforehand
• Constables may stop & search any person or vehicle within that area… public place
• No RGS needed
• ISOGELWY minus the G still required
• For offensive weapons or dangerous instruments
• Failure to do so or stop a vehicle is an offence

Question 2

What is Sec 43 Terrorism Act 2000?

Answer 2

• A constable may
• Stop and search
• A person who he has RGS is a terrorist
• In any public place
• to discover evidence of terrorism
• may also search any vehicle the person was in at the time of the stop for evidence of terrorism
• may also search a person arrested under Sec 41 for evidence of terrorism
• ISOGELWY needed
• JOG
• Record as normal

Question 3

Sec 43A Terrorism Act 2000?

Answer 3

• A constable may
• stop & search vehicles (including occupants)
• Includes unattended vehicles
• RGS
• vehicle is being used for the purposes of terrorism
• for evidence of terrorism
• ISOGELWY needed
• JOG
  RECORD AS NORMAL

Question 4

What is Sec 47A Terrorism Act 2000?

Answer 4

• Authorised by senior officer above C. SUPT
• up to 14 days
• specified area
• RGS an act of terrorism will take place and
• Authorisation necessary to prevent it
• A constable in uniform
• stop & search any person or vehicle (including occupants)
• for evidence that the vehicle is being used in terrorism, or the occupants are terrorists
• no RGS needed by officer
• ISOGELWY BUT NO G