Sch. 7
4.—(1) A place in Northern Ireland is within the border area for the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3 if it is no more than one mile from the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
(2) If a train goes from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland, the first place in Northern Ireland at which it stops for the purpose of allowing passengers to leave is within the border area for the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3.
5. A person who is questioned under paragraph 2 or 3 must—
- (a) give the examining officer any information in his possession which the officer requests;
- (b) give the examining officer on request either a valid passport which includes a photograph or another document which establishes his identity;
- (c) declare whether he has with him documents of a kind specified by the examining officer;
- (d) give the examining officer on request any document which he has with him and which is of a kind specified by the officer.
6.—(1) For the purposes of exercising a power under paragraph 2 or 3 an examining officer may—
- (a) stop a person or vehicle;
- (b) detain a person.
(2) For the purpose of detaining a person under this paragraph, an examining officer may authorise the person’s removal from a ship, aircraft or vehicle.
(3) Where a person is detained under this paragraph the provisions of Part I of Schedule 8 (treatment) shall apply.
(4) A person detained under this paragraph shall (unless detained under any other power) be released not later than the end of the period of nine hours beginning with the time when his examination begins.
Searches
7. For the purpose of satisfying himself whether there are any persons whom he may wish to question under paragraph 2 an examining officer may—
- (a) search a ship or aircraft;
- (b) search anything on a ship or aircraft;
- (c) search anything which he reasonably believes has been, or is about to be, on a ship or aircraft.
8.—(1) An examining officer who questions a person under paragraph 2 may, for the purpose of determining whether he falls within section 40(1)(b)—
- (a) search the person;
- (b) search anything which he has with him, or which belongs to him, and which is on a ship or aircraft;
- (c) search anything which he has with him, or which belongs to him, and which the examining officer reasonably believes has been, or is about to be, on a ship or aircraft;
- (d) search a ship or aircraft for anything falling within paragraph (b).
(2) Where an examining officer questions a person in the border area under paragraph 2 he may (in addition to the matters specified in sub-paragraph (1)), for the purpose of determining whether the person falls within section 40(1)(b)—
- (a) search a vehicle;
