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508Search of any person on entering or leaving a youth justice custodial centre
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508 Search of any person on entering or leaving a youth justice custodial centre
(1) Any person (whether a youth justice custodial officer, a visitor or any other person) who intends to enter or leave a youth justice custodial centre, if asked, must submit to—
(a) a screening search; and
(2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to a judge of the Supreme Court or County Court or a magistrate.
(3) A person must not be asked under this section to submit to—
(b) a search of the person's body cavities.
(4) This section does not apply to a child or young person held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre.