71 Search by other persons upon arrest
Armed Forces Act 2006 (2006 c 52) | Legislation

71  Search by other persons upon arrest

(1)     A person (other than a service policeman) who is exercising a power of arrest may search the arrested person if he has reasonable grounds for believing that the arrested person may present a danger to himself or others.

(2)     Subsection (4) (power to search arrested person for things subject to search) applies where—

(a)     a person (“the arrested person”) is to be or has been arrested by a person other than a service policeman; and

(b)     the commanding officer of the arrested person

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