POLICE ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO 29 OF 2007) - SECT 31 Amendment of section 144 (Search of persons in lawful custody)

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POLICE ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO 29 OF 2007) - SECT 31

Amendment of section 144 (Search of persons in lawful custody)

Section 144(1) and (2)

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(1) A member of the Police Force may search a person in lawful custody, including the clothing the person is wearing and any property in the person's immediate possession, and may use the force that is reasonably necessary to conduct the search.

(2) A member may seize any weapon or other article capable of being used to inflict injury on a person or assist an escape from custody, or anything relating to an offence, found as a result of a search under subsection (1).

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