39BSearch of aircraft, &c.

39B Search of aircraft, &c.

[Section 39B Inserted by No. 33 of 1965, s. 4 ]

(1)  If the person in command of an aircraft or a person authorized in writing in a particular case by a justice believes on reasonable grounds that an offence involving the safety of an aircraft has been, is being, or may be committed on board or in relation to an aircraft he may search or cause to be searched –

(a) the aircraft and any person, luggage, or freight on board the aircraft; and

(b) any person who is about to board the aircraft and any luggage or freight that is about to be placed on board the aircraft.

(2)  It is lawful for any person to assist the person in command of an aircraft or authorized in accordance with subsection (1) in the exercise of the powers conferred by that subsection.

(3)  Nothing in this section authorizes the search of a female otherwise than by a female.