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Public Order Act 2009 s 27

Public Order Act 2009 s 27

s 27 Security screening at special event area of enhanced security special event

27.—(1) This section applies if the security system for a special event area of an enhanced security special event involves the use of screening devices, such as (but not limited to) the following:(a) a walk-through detector; (b) an X-ray machine; (c) a hand-held scanner.[23/2017] (2) A police officer or an approved person may ask an entrant to a special event area to undergo any form of security screening, including doing one or more of the following:(a) to walk through a walk-through detector; (b) to pass the entrant’s personal property through an X‑ray machine; (c) to allow the police officer or approved person to pass a hand‑held scanner in close proximity to the entrant; (d) to allow the police officer or approved person to pass a hand‑held scanner in close proximity to the entrant’s personal property. (3) Any person who fails to comply with the request of a police officer or an approved person under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

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