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← Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018

Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018 s 16

s 16 Power to stop and question

16.—(1) A police officer may, pursuant to a special authorisation, stop any individual in a target area of the special authorisation for so long as is necessary to question the individual to ascertain —(a) the individual’s identity and movements; or (b) what the individual knows about a recent serious incident or a threatened serious incident. (2) An individual commits an offence if he or she, without reasonable excuse —(a) fails to stop when required to do so under this section; (b) refuses to answer a question addressed to the individual under this section; or (c) fails to answer to the best of his or her knowledge or ability a question addressed to the individual under this section. (3) An individual who is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

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