Enforcement

22General enforcement power

1

An enforcement officer may take such reasonable steps as the officer considers appropriate—

a

for the purpose of preventing or ending the commission of a Games offence, or

b

in connection with proceedings, or anticipated proceedings, in respect of a Games offence.

2

Such steps may include seizing, concealing or destroying anything which the officer reasonably believes to be an infringing article (but see section 23).

3

An “infringing article” is—

a

an article used in connection with the commission of a Games offence, or

b

a receptacle used as a container for such an article.

4

An enforcement officer may be assisted by any other person as may be reasonably required for the purposes of taking action under this section.