Free Trade Zones Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Search, Seizure and Arrest
19. Search of persons
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person —
landing or about to land, or having recently landed in a free trade zone, from any vessel or aircraft, whether for the purpose of landing or otherwise;
free trade zone
“free trade zone” means any area so declared to be free trade zone under section 4;
entering or having recently entered a free trade zone by road, or leaving or about to leave a free trade zone in any vessel or aircraft, or by road,
vessel
“vessel” includes any ship, boat or any other description of vessel used in navigation.
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shall, if so requested by any officer of customs, either permit his person, goods and baggage to be searched by the officer or together with such goods and baggage accompany the officer and there permit his person, goods and baggage to be searched by the officer:
officer of customs
“officer of customs” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Customs Order, 2006;
Provided that —
any person requesting that his person be searched in the presence of a senior officer of customs shall not be searched except in the presence of and under the supervision of the officer, and the person may be detained until the arrival of the officer or be taken into any office of such authority where the officer may be found;
Authority
“Authority” means person or body of persons appointed under section 3;
the goods and baggage of any person who requests to be present when they are searched and so present himself within a reasonable time, shall not be searched except in his presence; and
no female shall be searched except by another female with strict regard to decency.
Terms defined in s 2
aircraft
Defined · s 2“aircraft” means any kind of craft which may be used for the conveyance of passengers and goods by air;
Authority
Defined · s 2“Authority” means person or body of persons appointed under section 3;
free trade zone
Defined · s 2“free trade zone” means any area so declared to be free trade zone under section 4;
officer of customs
Defined · s 2“officer of customs” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Customs Order, 2006;
vessel
Defined · s 2“vessel” includes any ship, boat or any other description of vessel used in navigation.
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