54.—(1) F1. . . , there shall cease to have effect any statutory provision made before the date of the coming into operation of this Order in so far as it authorises—
(a)any search by a constable of a person in police detention at a police station; or
(b)an intimate search of a person by a constable;
and any rule of common law which authorises a search such as is mentioned in sub‐paragraph (a) or (b) is abolished.
Para. (2) rep. by 2000 c. 11