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SHERIFF'S ACT 1978


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   4.      Interpretation

   PART 2--Sheriff's office

   5.      The Sheriff
   6.      Deputy sheriffs and sheriff's officers
   7.      Provision for case where sheriff should not execute process
   8.      Duties of the sheriff
   9.      Sheriff to attend at criminal sittings

   PART 3--Security and order at courts and other places

           Division 1--Administration

   9A.     Sheriff's responsibilities
   9B.     Security officers
   9C.     Identification of security officers
   9D.     Arrangements under which police officers may exercise powers of security officers
   9DA.    Sheriff etc may be assisted by police officers

           Division 2--General powers

   9E.     General powers

           Division 3--Powers of search

   9F.     Conduct of search for restricted items

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   9G.     Dealing with restricted and other items
   9H.     Security officer may act on reasonable belief that person required by law to attend premises
   9I.     Refusal of entry to or removal from premises is no excuse for non-attendance
   9J.     Prohibition on use of spit hoods

   PART 4--Miscellaneous

   10.     Procedure on arrest
   11.     Offences
   12.     Immunity
   14.     Sheriff not disqualified from being justice of the peace
   15.     No licence required for the purpose of sheriff's sales
   15A.    Non-derogation
   16.     Regulations
           Legislative history
           The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
           follows:


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