Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 — Section 21B: Terrorist Investigation

21B. Terrorist Investigation._ (1) A policeman in uniform 1[or a member of a Joint Investigation Team] may:

(a)order a person in a cordoned area to leave immediately,

(b)order a person immediately to leave the premises which are wholly or partly in or adjacent to a cordoned area,

(c)order the driver or person in charge of a vehicle in a cordoned area to move it from the area immediately, 1Ins. by Ordinance No. VI of 2002, s. 10.

(d)arrange for the removal of a vehicle from the cordoned area,

(e)arrange for the movement of a vehicle within a cordoned area,

(f)prohibit or restrict access to a cordoned area by pedestrians or vehicles,

(g)enter and search any premises in a cordoned area if he suspects anyone concerned with terrorism is hiding there,

(h)search and arrest any person he reasonable suspects to be a person concerned in terrorism; Provided that any search of a person shall be done by a Police person of the same sex; or

(i)take possession of any property in a cordoned area he reasonably suspects is likely to be used for the purposes of terrorism.