Article 65C Search power: premisesF1
(1)
If an appropriate officer is lawfully on any premises the officer may search the premises for the purpose of finding any property which—
(a)
the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting may be found there; and
(b)
if found there, the officer intends to seize under article 65B.
(2)
The power conferred by this article may be exercised only with the appropriate approval under article 65F unless, in the circumstances, it is not practicable to obtain that approval before exercising the power.
(3)
“Premises” has the meaning given by section 23 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Ch. 1A inserted (30.11.2015) by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1750), arts. 1(2), 25