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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/finance-act-2018/section-47",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2018/3",
  "legislation_title": "Finance Act 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/finance-act-2018",
  "path": "section/47",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "47",
  "heading": "Power to search vehicles or vessels",
  "text": "In section 163 of CEMA 1979 (power to search vehicles or vessels), after subsection (1) insert—\n(1A) The officer, constable or member may use reasonable force if necessary for the purpose of exercising the power in subsection (1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/3/section/47",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:00:13.463128+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
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}