Part 4Court security

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(1)

A court security officer acting in the execution of his duty may search—

(a)

any person who is in, or seeking to enter, a court building, and

(b)

any article in the possession of such a person.

(2)

Subsection (1) does not authorise the officer to require a person to remove any of his clothing other than a coat, jacket, headgear, gloves or footwear.

(3)

In this Part “court building” means any building—

(a)

where the business of any of the courts referred to in section 1 is carried on, and

(b)

to which the public has access.