SCHEDULES
C1SCHEDULE 4Powers exercisable by police civilians
Part 1Community Support Officers
7DF1Park Trading offences
1
This paragraph applies if—
a
a designation applies it to any person (“the CSO”), and
b
the CSO has under paragraph 2(3) required another person (“P”) to wait with him for the arrival of a constable.
2
If the CSO reasonably suspects that P has committed a park trading offence, the CSO may take possession of anything of a non-perishable nature which—
a
P has in his possession or under his control, and
b
the CSO reasonably believes to have been used in the commission of the offence.
3
The CSO may retain possession of the thing in question for a period not exceeding 30 minutes unless P makes an election under paragraph 2(4), in which case the CSO may retain possession of the thing in question until he is able to transfer control of it to a constable.
4
In this paragraph “park trading offence” means an offence committed in a specified park which is a park trading offence for the purposes of the Royal Parks (Trading) Act 2000.
Sch. 4 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 28(1)(g)(2), 120 (with s. 72); S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(k)