[28H Searching persons in police custody]
Immigration Act 1971 (1971 c 77) | Legislation

[28H  Searching persons in police custody]

[(1)     This section applies if a person—

(a)     has been arrested for an offence under this Part; and

(b)     is in custody at a police station or in police detention at a place other than a police station.

(2)     An immigration officer may, at any time, search the arrested person in order to see whether he has with him anything—

(a)     which he might use to—

(i)     cause physical injury to himself or others;

(ii)     damage property;

(iii)     interfere with evidence; or

(iv)     assist his escape; or

(b)     which the officer has reasonable grounds for believing is evidence relating to the offence in question.

(3)     The power may

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