[47F Search power: vehicles]
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (2002 c 29) | Legislation

[47F  Search power: vehicles]

[(1)     The powers specified in subsection (4) are exercisable if—

(a)     an appropriate officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a vehicle contains property that may be seized under section 47C, and

(b)     it appears to the officer that the vehicle is under the control of a person who is in or in the vicinity of the vehicle.

(2)     The powers are exercisable only if the vehicle is—

(a)

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

179. List of offences triable either way.

  Without prejudice to any other enactment by virtue of which any offence is triable either way1, the following offences are triable either way2:  (1)     offences at common law of public nuisance3;  (2)     an offence at common law of

LEXISNEXIS

Escrow accounts and escrow agreements

Escrow accounts and escrow agreementsThis Practice Note examines why parties involved in a construction project may enter into an escrow agreement (or escrow deed) to set up an escrow account. It looks at the benefits of paying funds into escrow, how an escrow account operates and the provisions

LEXISNEXIS

Criminal damage

Criminal damageGeneralSimple criminal damage is triable either way unless the value of the alleged damage is £5,000 or less, in which case the offence will be treated as if it were triable only summarily.Where the damage is caused by fire or the racially aggravated form of the offence is charged,

LEXISNEXIS

Guarantee payments

Guarantee paymentsThis Practice Note explains the right to a guarantee payment, which provides limited pay protection for certain employees who are laid off or put on short-time working.In practice the question whether a guarantee payment is due will usually arise in the case of hourly paid or piece