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30 29Power to search vehicles under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000

In paragraph 8 of Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (search of a person at a port or in the border area to ascertain if he is involved in terrorism), after sub-paragraph (1)(d) insert—
 * “(e) search a vehicle which is on a ship or aircraft;
 * (f) search a vehicle which the examining officer reasonably believes has been, or is about to be, on a ship or aircraft.”

30Extension to internal waters of authorisations to stop and search

(1) The Terrorism Act 2000 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 44 (authorisations for stop and search), after subsection (4) insert—
 * “(4ZA) The power of a person mentioned in subsection (4) to give an authorisation specifying an area or place so mentioned includes power to give such an authorisation specifying such an area or place together with—
 * (a) the internal waters adjacent to that area or place; or
 * (b) such area of those internal waters as is specified in the authorisation.”

(3) After subsection (5) of that section insert—
 * “(5A) In this section—
 * ‘driver’, in relation to an aircraft, hovercraft or vessel, means the captain, pilot or other person with control of the aircraft, hovercraft or vessel or any member of its crew and, in relation to a train, includes any member of its crew;
 * ‘internal waters’ means waters in the United Kingdom that are not comprised in any police area.”

(4) In section 45 (exercise of powers), after subsection (6) insert—
 * “(7) In this section ‘driver’ has the same meaning as in section 44.”

Other investigatory powers 31Amendment of the Intelligence Services Act 1994

(1) The Intelligence Services Act 1994 (c. 13) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) of section 6 (persons under whose hand a warrant to act within the British Islands may be issued), after paragraph (c) insert “or (d) in an urgent case where the Secretary of State has expressly authorised the issue of warrants in accordance with this paragraph by specified senior officials and a statement of that fact is endorsed on the warrant, under the hand of any of the specified officials.”

(3) After that subsection insert—
 * “(1A) But a warrant issued in accordance with subsection (1)(d) may authorise the taking of an action only if the action is an action in relation to property which, immediately before the issue of the warrant, would,