Article 5 Application to searches carried out by virtue of section 4

Articles 3 and 4 shall apply to the exercise by virtue of section 4 of the powers conferred by section 2—

(a)

by that person’s commanding officer^f1, or

(b)

by any member of Her Majesty’s forces who is authorised by that person’s commanding officer,

as they apply to the exercise of those powers by a service policeman.

Annotations

f1: For the purposes of Part 2, “commanding officer” is defined by section 16(5).