Clause 8

by inserting, immediately after the words “police officer” in subsection (1), the words “, special police officer”;

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (b) of subsection (1), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(ba)intercept and search any autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft or unmanned vessel if he has reason to suspect that there is in any such vehicle, aircraft or vessel —

any controlled drug or controlled substance;

any drug specified in the Fifth Schedule;

any substance containing any drug specified in the Fifth Schedule; or

any article liable to seizure; and”;

by inserting, immediately after the word “aircraft,” in subsection (2)(b), the words “autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft, unmanned vessel, component of the autonomous system of an autonomous vehicle or unmanned vessel, or component of an unmanned aircraft system,”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) An officer may —

in relation to any autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft or unmanned vessel that is to be intercepted and searched under subsection (1)(ba), direct any person whom the officer reasonably believes to be involved in operating the autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft or unmanned vessel —

to end the flight of the unmanned aircraft, or land it, safely in the fastest practicable way;

to stop the autonomous vehicle or unmanned vessel safely in the fastest practicable way; or

to fly the unmanned aircraft or to operate the autonomous vehicle or unmanned vessel in the manner specified by the officer;

in relation to any autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft or unmanned vessel that is to be intercepted and searched under subsection (1)(ba), without warrant and with such assistance and by such force as is necessary —

assume control of the unmanned aircraft to fly the aircraft, or to end the flight of the aircraft, or land it, safely in the fastest practicable way;

assume control of the autonomous vehicle or unmanned vessel to steer the vehicle or vessel, or to stop the vehicle or vessel (as the case may be) safely in the fastest practicable way;

end the flight of the unmanned aircraft, or land it, in the fastest and safest practicable way; or

stop the autonomous vehicle or unmanned vessel in the fastest and safest practicable way; or

direct any person to operate any ship, hovercraft, aircraft, autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft, unmanned vessel, vehicle or train seized and detained under subsection (2)(b), in such manner as the officer determines.”;

by inserting, immediately after the word “aircraft,” in subsection (3), the words “autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft, unmanned vessel,”; and

by deleting the words “aircraft, vehicle or train” in the section heading and substituting the word “etc.,”.