# The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Revenue and Customs) Order 2015, Article 18: Search of persons

Extent: E+W

Where an officer of Revenue and Customs searches premises in reliance on a warrant under section 8 of, or paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to, the Act (power of justice of the peace to authorise entry and search of premises), he may search any person found on the premises—
(a) where he has reasonable cause to believe that person to be in possession of material which is likely to be of substantial value (whether by itself or together with other material) to the investigation of the offence;
(b) but no person should be searched except by a person of the same sex.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1783/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-application-to-revenue-and-customs-order-2015/article-18
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