# Police Reform Act 2002, Paragraph 5: Confiscation of alcohol

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

An accredited person whose accreditation specifies that this paragraph applies to him shall, within the relevant police area, have the powers of a constable under section 1 of the Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997 (c. 33) (confiscation of intoxicating liquor)—
(a) to impose a requirement under subsection (1) or (1AA) of that section; and
(b) to dispose under subsection (2) of that section of anything surrendered to him;
and that section shall have effect in relation to the exercise of those powers by that person as if the references to a constable in subsections (1), (1AA) and (4) (but not the reference in subsection (1AB) (removal)) were references to the accredited person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/30/schedule/5/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-act-2002/schedule-5/paragraph-5
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