Part 3: Unmanned aircraft Schedule 8: Unmanned aircraft: powers of police officers and prison authorities Power of constable to stop and search persons or vehicles
Paragraph 2 gives a constable the power to stop and search for UA, associated articles or (in relation to the prison-related offences) articles involved in the commission of relevant prison offences. Associated articles could include items such as the UA controller. Articles involved in the commission of the prison-related offences include, for example, the contraband mobile phones, drugs or tools being smuggled into a prison. This power may be used to stop and search persons, vehicles, or anything which is in or on a vehicle, in any place where the constable has lawful access and where they reasonably suspect that one of the specified offences under the ANO 2016 or a "relevant prison offence" is being committed or has been committed.
	Paragraph 2(1) allows the power to be exercised only in a place to which the constable lawfully has access.
	Paragraph 2(2) limits the circumstances in which a search may take place by requiring that one of either Condition A, B, or C must be satisfied, and by allowing a constable to search a person, a vehicle, or anything in or on a vehicle.
	Paragraph 2(3) sets out the requirements for satisfaction of Condition A. These requirements relate to the commission of an offence under article 94A ANO 2016 (permission for flights over or near aerodromes by certain UA), article 240 ANO 2016 (endangering the safety of an aircraft), article 265A(2) ANO 2016 (various requirements under the Implementing Regulation relating to UAS operators), article 265B(2) ANO 2016 (various requirements under the Implementing Regulation relating to remote pilots) or in relation to relevant prison offences (defined in paragraph 8 of Schedule 8).
	Paragraph 2(4) sets out the requirements for satisfaction of Condition B. These requirements relate to the commission of an offence under article 239(4) ANO 2016 (offences relating to regulations made under article 239, the power of the Secretary of State to prohibit or restrict flying), a relevant offence under article 265B(3) ANO 2016 (defined in paragraph 6 of Schedule 8) and a relevant offence under article 265E(7) ANO 2016 (defined in paragraph 7 of Schedule 8). Condition B also requires that the commission of the offence is or was related to certain listed harmful purposes. This further condition is necessary because the scenarios in which these articles could be breached are very broad and not all breaches warrant a stop and search power.
	Paragraph 2(5) sets out the requirements for satisfaction of Condition C. These requirements relate to articles which have been involved in the commission of relevant prison offences involving a UA.
	Paragraph 2(6) gives a constable the power to seize items discovered in the course of a search under paragraph 2 where they have reasonable grounds for believing the item is evidence in relation to an offence listed in paragraph 2(6)(a)-(d).