61Searching persons

61 Searching persons

(1) A maritime officer may search a person. (2) The search may be either or both of the following: (a) an ordinary search; (b) a frisk search. (3) The officer may require the production of any thing found as a result of the search.

Note: It is an offence to fail to comply with a requirement under this subsection: see section 103.

Meanings of ordinary search and frisk search (4) An ordinary search is a search of a person, or of articles in the possession of a person, that may include: (a) requiring the person to remove his or her overcoat, coat or jacket and any gloves, shoes or hat; and (b) an examination of those items. (5) A frisk search is: (a) a search of a person conducted by quickly running hands over the person’s outer garments; and (b) an examination of anything worn or carried by the person that is conveniently and voluntarily removed by the person.