(1)A constable may enter school premises and search those premises and any person on those premises for—
(a)any article to which section 49 of this Act applies, or
(b)any offensive weapon within the meaning of section 47 of this Act,
if he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that an offence under section 49A of this Act is being, or has been, committed.
(2)If in the course of a search under this section a constable discovers an article or weapon which he has reasonable grounds for believing to be an article or weapon of a kind described in subsection (1) above, he may seize it.
(3)The constable may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of the power of entry conferred by this section.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 49A, 49B inserted (1.9.1996) by 1996 c. 26, s. 4(3)(4); S.I. 1996/2071, art. 2