# Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 21: Police powers of enforcement.

Extent: S

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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/39/section/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-law-consolidation-scotland-act-1995/section-21
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

