S.L. 499.35 ст. 46Screening and searching powers.

(1) An authorised person and any person identified in a port facility security plan may, if he believes on reasonable grounds that there is a risk of a security incident occurring -

(a) screen, using a detector, an animal, or a mechanical or electronic device or similar mechanism -

(i) any person boarding a ship;

(ii) any thing to be carried by a ship;

(iii) any thing in a port security area; and

(iv) any person (including that person’s personal effects) or vehicle entering, or within, a port security area;

(b) if necessary, undertake reasonable searches of -

(i) any person boarding a ship;

(ii) any thing to be carried by a ship;

(iii) any thing in a port security area;

(iv) any person (including that person’s personal effects) or vehicle entering, or within, a port security area;

(v) any ship or class of ship; and

(vi) any port facility or class of port facility specified under these regulations.

(2) A person exercising the power to screen or search under subregulation (1) must, before the screening or search is conducted, and on any subsequent request -

(a) provide evidence of his or her identity to the person to be screened or searched; and

(b) inform the person to be screened or searched that the screening or search is authorised under this regulation.

(3) To avoid doubt, things, personal effects, and vehicles may be screened or searched without consent if they are unattended.

(4) Notwithstanding subregulations (1)(a)(ii) and (1)(b)(ii), goods subject to the control of Customs may not be screened or searched without the authorisation of the Comptroller of Customs.

(5) Subregulation (4) does not apply if the designated authority has specified that security level 3 applies to the port security area where the screening or searching is to be done.