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Terrorism Act 2000

Terrorism Act 2000

2000 CHAPTER 11

Commentary

Schedule 10: Munitions and Transmitters: Search and Seizure

Paragraph 8–11 : Records and offence

141.This provision places a duty on the police and Army to make a written record of searches conducted under Schedule 10; and it makes it an offence to fail to comply with any requirement on the restriction of movement of persons during a search; to wilfully obstruct or seek to frustrate the object of such a search; and to fail to stop when required to do so.

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