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garda stop & search

Random · 2011-05-12 21:49:22

so i'm reading on the garda website that the gardai will be stopping and searching people at certain places around town while the queen and obama are around. can you point me to what law / act / whatever gives them this power? i'm not looking to start a row, just looking for some info. thanks

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12-05-2011 10:49pm

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so i'm reading on the garda website that the gardai will be stopping and searching people at certain places around town while the queen and obama are around.

can you point me to what law / act / whatever gives them this power?

i'm not looking to start a row, just looking for some info.

thanks

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#2 12-05-2011 11:05pm
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There's currently a thread in Legal Discussion covering this exact topic. It's probably best to keep this information in one easy-to-find-and-discuss place rather than have it all over the place.

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