82 Powers and duties of prisoner custody officers acting in pursuance of such arrangements
Criminal Justice Act 1991 (1991 c 53) | Legislation

82  Powers and duties of prisoner custody officers acting in pursuance of such arrangements

(1)     A prisoner custody officer acting in pursuance of prisoner escort arrangements shall have the following powers, namely—

(a)     to search in accordance with rules made by the Secretary of State any prisoner for whose delivery or custody he is responsible in pursuance of the arrangements; and

(b)     to search any other person who is in or is seeking to enter any place where any such prisoner is or is to be held, and any article in the possession of such a person.

(2)     The powers conferred by subsection (1)(b) above to search a person shall not be construed as authorising a prisoner custody officer to require a person to remove any of his clothing

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