{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1980/section-75",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1980/section-75.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/62",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1980",
  "path": "section/75",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "75",
  "heading": "Police powers of enforcement.",
  "text": "For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Part of this Act, a constable shall have the power without warrant—\n(a) to enter a designated sports ground at any time during the period of a designated sporting event;\n(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;\n(c) to stop and search a vehicle where he has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under section 69 , 70 or 70A of this Act is being or has been committed;\n(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;\n(e) to seize and detain—\n(i) with its contents (if any), a controlled container as defined in section 72(2) of this Act;. . .\n(ii) with its contents, any other container if he has reasonable grounds to suspect that those contents are or include alcohol\n; or\n(iii)a controlled article or substance as defined in section 72A(5) of this Act.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted by Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64, SIF 39:2), s. 40(1), Sch. 1 para. 12"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word repealed by Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64, SIF 39:2), s. 40(3), Sch. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 75(e)(iii) and word “; or” inserted by Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64, SIF 39:2), s. 40(1), Sch. 1 para. 14(2)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/62/section/75",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:15:02.530874+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}