Serious Offences

Question 1

Section 15

Entry without a warrant to find and avoid loss of evidential material

Answer 1

if you have RGTS that an offence imprisonable by 14 years or more:
-had been committed or
- is being committed or
-is about to be committed
and you have RGTB that
- evidential material relating to the offence is in a place
and
if entry is delayed in order to obtain a search warrant, the evidential material will be CADD
you may :
enter and search a place without a warrant.

Question 2

Section 16

Searching for people in a public place without warrant for evidential material relating to certain offences.

Answer 2

If a person is in a public place and you have RGTB that :
- the person is in possession of evidential material relating to an offence punishable by imprisonment by a term of 14 yers or more.
you may:

-search the person without a warrant

Question 3

Section 17

Warrantless Entry and Search of a vehicle for evidential material relating to certain offences.

Answer 3

If a vehicle is in a public place and you have RGTB that:
-evidential material relating to an offence punishable by imprisonment for for a term 14 years of more is in or on a vehicle.

You may:

Enter and search the vehicle without a warrant.

Question 4

Section 118

Powers of detention incidental to powers to search places and vehicles.

Answer 4

If you exercise a search power in relation to a place or vehicle and
you need to determine if there is any connection between a person at that place or in or on the vehicle and the object of the search you may:

-detain any person who: is in that place or in or on the vehicle at the start of the search
or
-arrives at the place while the search is being carried out
or
-stops at, or enters, or tries to enter the vehicle while the search is being carried out.

Question 5

Section 119

Powers to search persons at a place or vehicle.

Answer 5

If you exercise a search power in relation to a vehicle you may search any person:

found at the place or in or on the vehicle
or
who arrives at the place
or
who stops at or enters or tries to enter or get into or onto the vehicle.

Question 6

Section 116

Securing a place, vehicle or other thing to be searched.

Answer 6

If you are carrying out any search of a place, vehicle or other thing, you may, in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable duration:
- secure the place, vehicle to other being searched
-secure any area in or on that place, vehicle or other thing
-secure any items found in or on that place, vehicle or other thing
If you believe a person will obstruct or hinder any of the powers above, you may, in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable duration
-exclude any person from the place/vehicle/or other thing or any area within the place vehicle or other thing
-give any reasonable direction to such a person.