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Posted by: roadhog Fri, 10 Jun 2016 - 21:50
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Out of curiosity can an Police Officer in Uniform/Plain clothes stop and search a person on a Motorbike? I know they can with driver's, but how about rider's?
Any help would be great.
Posted by: baggins1234 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 - 21:52
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Any help would be great.
Curiously enough.....yes
Posted by: roadhog Fri, 10 Jun 2016 - 22:05
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I take it would have to be for a good reason?
Posted by: baggins1234 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 - 22:07
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Does this relate to something you have experienced or witnessed or is it just a hypothetical question?
Posted by: roadhog Fri, 10 Jun 2016 - 22:14
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hypothetical
Posted by: baggins1234 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 - 22:16
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Hypothetically speaking then,
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/60/section/1
GIYF
Posted by: southpaw82 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 - 22:20
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Is there any logical reason why powers of stop and search wouldn't apply equally to riders of motorcycles as to anyone else's?
Posted by: samthecat Sat, 11 Jun 2016 - 07:57
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OP - do you actually mean "stop and search" or are you referring to Police powers under the RTA to stop vehicles?
Just because a motorbike rider is required to stop and provide certain info to Police when requested does not mean there is an automatic power to search the rider or bike.
Posted by: nigelbb Sat, 11 Jun 2016 - 08:05
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Any help would be great.
Would it be more likely if the rider were that rarest of all creatures a black motorcyclist?
Posted by: DancingDad Sat, 11 Jun 2016 - 08:16
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Any help would be great.
Would it be more likely if the rider were that rarest of all creatures a black motorcyclist?
With full face helmet, gloves and leathers, rider could be sky blue with one eye.
Posted by: Mr Meldrew Sat, 11 Jun 2016 - 19:02
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An constable would require reasonable grounds for suspecting that (s)he will find stolen or prohibited articles (PACE S1 (3)).
Posted by: southpaw82 Sat, 11 Jun 2016 - 19:42
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Assuming that's what they were searching for. There's more than one power of search.
Posted by: Mr Meldrew Sun, 12 Jun 2016 - 10:58
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Assuming that's what they were searching for. There's more than one power of search.
Absolutely, but I understood the question to imply a typical stop and thought the thread unclear that the power is limited in those circumstances.
Posted by: southpaw82 Sun, 12 Jun 2016 - 11:56
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I don't think anyone is suggesting that the police normally have the power to randomly search people, albeit that does assume a certain amount of common sense on the part of the reader.
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