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POLICE ADMINISTRATION ACT 1978 - SECT 116A

Definitions

In this Division:

"dangerous thing" means any of the following:

        (a)     a dangerous drug;

        (ab)     a precursor;

        (b)     drug manufacturing equipment as defined in section 120A;

        (d)     a restricted weapon;

        (e)     ammunition;

        (f)     an explosive;

        (g)     a thing prescribed by regulation to be a dangerous thing;

        (h)     a thing mentioned in paragraphs (c) to (g) in connection with a target of an authorisation under the Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003 .

"detection", of a dangerous thing, includes the following:

        (a)     deploying a detection dog in the vicinity of a person to ascertain whether the dog can detect the odour of a dangerous thing on the person;

        (b)     deploying a detection dog in the vicinity of or at a place to ascertain whether the dog can detect the odour of a dangerous thing at the place.

"detection dog", in relation to the detection of a dangerous thing, means a police dog trained to detect that dangerous thing.



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