Whenever it is necessary to cause a woman to be searched, the search shall be made by another woman with strict regard to decency.
Section history
Section 83 — Mode of searching women
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
Section 83 — Original text to 31 October 2018superseded
Section 83 — From 31 October 2018 (current)rewritten by Criminal Justice Reform Act 2018, Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2018
(1)Except as provided in subsection (2), whenever it is necessary to cause a woman to be searched, the search must be made by a relevant officer who is a woman.
(2)A search of a woman may be made by a relevant officer who is a man, if (and only if) all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a)the relevant officer reasonably suspects the woman of committing, attempting to commit, abetting the commission of, or being a party to a criminal conspiracy to commit, a terrorist act;
(b)the relevant officer believes in good faith that the terrorist act is imminent;
(c)the relevant officer believes in good faith that the search cannot be made within a reasonable time by a relevant officer who is a woman.
(3)Every search mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) must be made with strict regard to decency.
(4)In this section, “relevant officer” means a police officer or an officer of the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority.