... though there are other statutes such as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 which gives the police powers to stop and search people in connection with particular offences. S.1 of PACE 1984 gives police officers the right to stop and search a person or a vehicle in a public or a place to which the public have access, provided that the police officers have reasonable grounds to suspect that they will find stolen or prohibited articles. The term "reasonable grounds" is based on the objective test, based on what an ordinary person may think is reasonable. The power of stop and search is legal only if a reasonable person would suspect that there are stolen or prohibited articles to find, meaning that police officers cannot randomly stop and search people if they feel there is a possibility that they might find a prohibited article. The code of practice A governs the guidance on ...

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