Part II SPORTING EVENTS: CONTROL OF ALCOHOL ETC.

21 Police powers of enforcement.

For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Part of this Act, a constable shall have the power without warrant—

a

to enter a designated sports ground at any time during the period of a designated sporting event;

b

to search a person who he has reasonable grounds to suspect is committing or has committed an offence under this Part of this Act;

c

to stop and search a vehicle where he has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under section 19 of this Act is being or has been committed;

d

to arrest a person who he has reasonable grounds to suspect is committing or has committed an offence under this Part of this Act;

e

to seize and detain—

i

with its contents (if any), a controlled container as defined in section 20(8) of this Act; or

ii

with its contents, any other container if he has reasonable grounds to suspect that those contents are or include alcohol F1; or

iii

a controlled article or substance as defined in section 20(8) of this Act.