131Search of facility and possessions of detainee

131 Search of facility and possessions of detainee

(1)  In this section,

[Section 131 Subsection (1) amended by No. 14 of 2022, s. 7, Applied:01 Dec 2022] prohibited articles means weapons, metal articles, alcohol, articles capable of being used as weapons, drugs or any other things which the regulations prohibit from being taken into a detention centre;

thing includes a letter.

(2)  The detention centre manager may –

(a) [Section 131 Subsection (2) amended by No. 14 of 2022, s. 7, Applied:01 Dec 2022] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(b) [Section 131 Subsection (2) amended by No. 14 of 2022, s. 7, Applied:01 Dec 2022] if in the manager's opinion it is necessary to do so in the interests of the security or good order of the detention centre, cause a detainee to submit to a search of, and the examination of, any thing in his or her possession or control; and

(c) cause any part of the detention centre to be searched and any thing found in it to be examined if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the thing –

(i) [Section 131 Subsection (2) amended by No. 14 of 2022, s. 7, Applied:01 Dec 2022] is a prohibited article; or

(ii) jeopardises or is likely to jeopardise the security or good order of the centre or the safety of persons in it.

(3)  [Section 131 Subsection (3) amended by No. 14 of 2022, s. 7, Applied:01 Dec 2022] The person carrying out a search under subsection (2) may seize any thing found in the detention centre, whether in a detainee's possession or not, if that person believes on reasonable grounds that the thing is a prohibited article or is likely to jeopardise the security or good order of the centre or the safety of persons in it.