Section 117 Power to open or unpack containers
(1)
CEMA 1979 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 1(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “container”, after “and any” insert “ baggage, ”.
(3)
Section 159 (power to examine and take account of goods) is amended as follows.
(4)
In subsection (1)—
(a)
after “for that purpose” insert “ open or unpack any container or ”, and
(b)
insert at the end “ and search it or anything in it. ”
(5)
In subsection (4), insert at the end “ ; but if an officer opens or unpacks any container, or searches it or anything in it, the Commissioners are to bear the expense of doing so. ”