Criminal Law Act 1977
c. 4545
Part IV
- with reasonable cause, suspects to be in the act of committing or to have committed an offence to which this Article applies.
- (2) The offences to which this Article applies are offences against the principal Act consisting of—
- (a) the landing or attempted landing of any animal in contravention of an order made under that Act and expressed to be made for the purpose of preventing the introduction of rabies into Northern Ireland; or
- (b) the failure by the person having the charge or control of any vessel, boat or hovercraft to discharge any obligation imposed on him in that capacity by such an order; or
- (c) the movement, in contravention of an order under section 7 or 8 of that Act, of any animal into, within or out of a place or area declared to be infected with rabies.
- (3) Section 41(1) of the principal Act (inspectors to have powers of constables) shall not have effect in relation to the powers conferred by this or the following Article.
Powers of entry and search
- 7B.—(1) For the purpose of arresting a person under the power conferred by Article 7A a constable may enter (if need be, by force) and search any vessel, boat, hovercraft, aircraft or vehicle of any other description in which that person is or in which the constable, with reasonable cause, suspects him to be.
- (2) For the purpose of exercising any power to seize an animal or cause an animal to be seized which is conferred on constables by an order made under the principal Act and expressed to be made for the purpose of preventing the introduction of rabies into Northern Ireland, a constable may enter (if need be, by force) and search any vessel, boat, hovercraft, aircraft or vehicle of any other description in which there is, or in which he, with reasonable cause, suspects that there is, an animal to which that power applies.”.
(6) After Article 8 there shall be inserted the following Article:—
“Increase of fines for rabies offences
- 8A.—(1) An order made under the principal Act and expressed to be made for the purpose of preventing the introduction or spreading of rabies into or within Northern
