(1) Without prejudice to any other power contained in or under this Act, where an officer has reasonable grounds to believe that any vehicle is carrying anything which is liable to forfeiture, he or she may stop and search that vehicle.
(2) If, when so required under subsection (1) the person in charge of a vehicle fails to stop or refuses to permit the vehicle to be searched, he or she commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.