28   Power to confiscate knives or other dangerous implements

(cf Summary Offences Act 1988, s 28B)

(1)  A police officer may, in a public place or school:

(a)  take possession of anything that the police officer has reasonable grounds to suspect is a dangerous implement that is unlawfully in a person’s custody, and

(b)  confiscate the thing.

(2)  Any such confiscated thing is to be dealt with in accordance with Division 1 of Part 17.

(3)  The power conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised whether or not the police officer requests the person to produce the thing under section 26.