VOLATILE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION ACT 2005 (NO 22 OF 2005) - SECT 25 Searching apprehended person

VOLATILE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION ACT 2005 (NO 22 OF 2005) - SECT 25

    (1)     A responsible officer may –

    (a)     search an apprehended person or cause an apprehended person to be searched; and

    (b)     remove or cause to be removed from the apprehended person, for safe keeping until the person is released from protective custody –

        (i)     money and valuables found on or about the apprehended person; and

        (ii)     items on or about the apprehended person that are likely to cause harm, or could be used by any person to cause harm, to the apprehended person or any other person.

    (2)     All money and valuables taken from an apprehended person must be recorded in a register kept for that purpose and must be returned to the apprehended person on receipt of a signature or other mark made in the register by the apprehended person.