Paragraph 8
Scotland
If a police officer of at least the rank of superintendent has reasonable grounds for believing that there is material which is likely to be of substantial value (whether by itself or together with other material) to a terrorist investigation to be found on premises which are wholly or partly within a cordoned area, he may give written authority for a search of the premises.
If written authority is given under this paragraph, a constable may enter the premises specified in the authority, search the premises and any person found there and seize and retain anything found there or on any such person if he has reasonable grounds for believing that it is such material as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above and that it is necessary to seize it in order to prevent it being concealed, lost, damaged, altered or destroyed.
Under an authority given under this paragraph a constable may—
enter and search the premises specified in the authority at any time (and on more than one occasion) while the area concerned is a cordoned area; and
if necessary, for the purpose of the exercise of his powers under sub-paragraph (2) above, open lockfast places on such premises.
Nothing in this paragraph authorises a constable to require a person to remove any of his clothing in public other than any headgear, footwear, outer coat, jacket or gloves.
Nothing in this paragraph shall prejudice any rule of law whereby—
communications between a professional legal adviser and his client, or
communications made in connection with or in contemplation of legal proceedings and for the purpose of those proceedings,
are in legal proceedings protected from disclosure on grounds of confidentiality.
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Act repealed (19.2.2001) by 2000 c. 11, ss. 2(1)(a), 125, Sch. 16 Pt I (with s. 129(1); S.I. 2001/421, art. 2