This part of the law used to give people the power to search for stolen or unlawfully obtained goods while they were being moved from one place to another. However, this power no longer exists. On 1 October 2012, this section of the Crimes Act 1961 was removed. The power to search for stolen goods is now covered by a different law called the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.
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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM330211.
223: Punishment of theft, or
“This law explains how long you can go to jail for stealing things, depending on how much the stolen stuff is worth.”
225: Power to search vehicles for goods stolen or obtained by crimes involving dishonesty, or
“Police could check cars for stolen things, but this rule doesn't exist anymore.”
