Section 20

Any officer of customs may, within a free trade zone, arrest without a warrant and search, or cause to be searched, a person found committing or attempting to commit, or employing or aiding any other person to commit, or abetting the commission of an offence against this Act or any regulations made thereunder:

Provided that no female shall be searched except by another female.

A person arrested under subsection (1) shall forthwith and without any unreasonable delay be handed over to a police officer.