Section 17
Search of person
of Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988
ActIn forceProvision 17 of 77
Section 17
(2)
A search of a person under this section or under section 16 may extend to a medical examination of his body, both externally and internally, by a medical officer.
(3)
No female person shall be searched under this section or under section 16 except by another female.
Obstruction of inspection and search