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317A: Power to stop vehicles for purpose of arrest
or “Police can make a car stop if they want to arrest someone inside it.”
You could also call this:

“Additional actions a police officer can take when they ask a vehicle to stop”

This part of the law has been removed. It used to be about the powers that come with stopping vehicles under section 317A, but it’s no longer in effect. The government took it out of the Crimes Act 1961 on 1 October 2012. If you want to know more about why this change happened, you can look at section 325(6) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

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Next up: 317AB: Offences relating to stopping vehicles under section 317A

or “This explains what can happen if you don't stop your car when the police tell you to.”
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Part 12 Procedure
Arrest

317AAPowers incidental to stopping vehicles under section 317A (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 317AA: repealed, on , by section 325(6) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).