(1) A police officer may without a warrant stop and search any vehicle in which he or she suspects any firearm or ammunition is being conveyed, and may search the driver and any person in the vehicle.
(2) A—
(a) driver shall not fail to stop a vehicle referred to in subsection (1);
(b) passenger in a vehicle referred to in subsection (1) shall not intimidate the driver so as to prevent the driver from stopping; or
(c) driver or passenger shall not escape or attempt to escape from a vehicle referred to in subsection (1),
when requested by a police officer to stop under subsection (1).
(3) A driver or passenger who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $7,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.