Part 4

Court security

Powers of search
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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.