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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
38WConduct of ordinary searches and frisk searches
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#### 38W Conduct of ordinary searches and frisk searches
(1) An ordinary search or a frisk search of a person under this Part must, if practicable, be conducted by a person of the same sex as that of the person being searched.
(2) An officer assisting who is not a police officer must not take part in an ordinary search or a frisk search of a person under this Part.