Section 19

landing or about to land, or having recently landed in a free trade zone, from any vessel or aircraft, whether for the purpose of landing or otherwise;

entering or having recently entered a free trade zone by road, or leaving or about to leave a free trade zone in any vessel or aircraft, or by road,

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shall, if so requested by any officer of customs, either permit his person, goods and baggage to be searched by the officer or together with such goods and baggage accompany the officer and there permit his person, goods and baggage to be searched by the officer:

Provided that —

any person requesting that his person be searched in the presence of a senior officer of customs shall not be searched except in the presence of and under the supervision of the officer, and the person may be detained until the arrival of the officer or be taken into any office of such authority where the officer may be found;