226Power to conduct search at police station

226 Power to conduct search at police station (a) a person has been brought to a police station following arrest for an offence; and (b) an ordinary search of the person has not been conducted; a police officer may conduct an ordinary search of the person. (a) a person is in lawful custody in a police station; and (b) a police officer— (i) of the rank of sergeant or higher; or (ii) who is for the time being in charge of the police station; suspects on reasonable grounds that it is prudent to do so to ascertain whether the person is carrying any evidential material in relation to any offence or seizable items; the police officer may cause a frisk search or an ordinary search of the person to be conducted. (3) If a person is searched under this section and as a result of the search is found to be carrying— (b) a seizable item; the police officer conducting the search may seize that thing. (4) If a person is searched under this section, the police officer who conducts or causes the search to be conducted shall make a record of the reasons for the search and of the type of search.