# Courts Act 2003, Section 52: Powers of search


(1) A court security officer acting in the execution of his duty may search—
(a) any person who is in, or seeking to enter, a court building, and
(b) any article in the possession of such a person.
(2) Subsection (1) does not authorise the officer to require a person to remove any of his clothing other than a coat, jacket, headgear, gloves or footwear.
(3) In this Part “court building” means any building—
(a) where the business of any of the courts referred to in section 1 is carried on, and
(b) to which the public has access.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/section/52 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003/section-52
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