Section 50 — Immigration Act

(1)

Any Senior Immigration Officer or any police officer of or above the rank of Inspector, or any police officer or officer of customs generally or specially authorised by the Controller in that behalf may without a warrant and with or without assistance —

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(a)

enter and search any premises; and

(b)

stop and search any vessel, vehicle or person, or search any aircraft, whether in a public place or not, if he has reason to believe that any evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act or any regulations made thereunder is likely to be found on the premises or person or in the vessel, vehicle or aircraft, and may seize any evidence so found.

(2)

No woman shall be searched under this section except by a woman.

(3)

Any police officer, Immigration Officer or officer of customs may arrest without warrant any person who he reasonably believes has committed an offence against this Act or any regulations made thereunder.

(4)

When any person is arrested by an Immigration Officer or officer of customs, the officer shall comply with the provisions of section 33

of the Criminal Procedure Code (Chapter 7) as if he were a police officer.