Powers of police officers

(1) Any police officer may, (a) subject to section 138 of this Act, enter and search any premises or place; (b) stop, board and search any vessel (other than a ship of war) or any aircraft (other than a military aircraft); or (c) stop and search any vehicle, in which he reasonably suspects that there is an infringing copy of a work or an illicit recording or any article used or intended to be used for making infringing copies or illicit recordings; and (d) seize, remove or detain, (i) any article which appears to him to be an infringing copy or an illicit or any appears to him to be intended for use for making such copies or recordings; and (ii) anything which appears to him to be or to contain, or to be likely to be or to contain, evidence of an offence under this Act. (2) Any police officer may, (a) break open any outer or inner door of any place which he is empowered or authorised by this Act to enter and search; (b) forcibly board any vessel, aircraft or vehicle which he is empowered by this Act to stop, board and search; (c) remove by force any person or thing obstructing him in the exercise of any power conferred on him by this Act; (d) detain any person found in any place which he is empowered or authorised by this Act to search until such place has been searched; (e) detain any vessel or aircraft which he is empowered by this Act to stop, board and search, and prevent any person from approaching or boarding such vessel or aircraft until it has been searched; (f) detain any vehicle which he is empowered by this Act to stop and search until it has been searched. 130