Development Financial Institutions Act 2002 · Updated to 6 Oct 2023 · Part VIII · Examination and Investigation
92. Search of person
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officer
“officer”, in relation to an institution, means any of its employees and includes its Chief Executive Officer;
Procedure Code [Act 593], detain such person as may be necessary to have the search carried out, and may remove him in custody to such place as may be necessary to facilitate such search.
person
“person” includes an individual, any corporation, statutory body, local authority, society, trade union, co-operative society, partnership and any other body, organization, association or group of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate;
Any search of a person conducted under this Part shall be in accordance with the provisions in the Criminal Procedure Code.
No person shall be searched under this Part except by an investigating officer of the same gender and such search shall be carried out with strict regard to decency.
Obstruction to exercise of powers by an investigating officer