Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions - Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes - Amendments to Customs and Excise Act 1996

222: Searching vehicles

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"Searching vehicles: What the law says about looking inside cars and other vehicles"

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You can search vehicles under certain rules. The Search and Surveillance Act 2012 has rules that apply when searching vehicles, except for some parts. You can find these rules in section 144. Some rules in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 do not apply to goods that are forfeited to the Crown. These rules are in sections 125, 131, and 133, and some other parts of the Act. They do not apply because of a special rule. The Search and Surveillance Act 2012 has rules that usually apply, but some are different for forfeited goods. You can find more information about forfeited goods in section 225 of this Act. The rules from the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 help with searching vehicles.

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221: Amendments to sections 139 to 141 of Customs and Excise Act 1996, or

"Changes to customs rules for seized goods"

223: Amendments to sections 149A to 149D of Customs and Excise Act 1996, or

"Changes to the Customs and Excise Act 1996 rules about searching and surveillance"

Part 5Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions
Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes: Amendments to Customs and Excise Act 1996

222Searching vehicles

Section 144 is amended by adding the following subsections:

The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except subparts 2 and 3) apply in respect of a search undertaken under this section.

Despite subsection (5), sections 125(4), 131(5)(f), and 133, and subparts 6 and 8 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 do not apply to any goods forfeited to the Crown under section 225 of this Act.