Article 17D Search power: peopleF1

An appropriate officer may exercise the following powers if the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person is carrying property that may be seized under article 17B.

The officer may, so far as the officer thinks it necessary or expedient for the purpose of seizing the property under that article, require the person—

An officer exercising a power under paragraph (2) may detain the person for so long as is necessary for its exercise.

A power conferred by this article may be exercised only with the appropriate approval under article 17F unless, in the circumstances, it is not practicable to obtain that approval before exercising the power.

This article does not require a person to submit to an intimate search or strip search (within the meaning of section 164 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979).