http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/19/section/3/2001-10-01Armed Forces Act 2001An Act to continue the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 and the Naval Discipline Act 1957; to make further provision in relation to the armed forces and the Ministry of Defence Police; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-172001-10-01Part 2 Powers of entry, search and seizure Powers to stop and search
3 Provisions relating to search under s. 21

The time for which a person or vehicle may be detained for the purposes of a search under section 2 is such time as is reasonably required to permit a search to be carried out either at the place where the person or vehicle was first detained or nearby.

2

The power conferred by section 2 is not to be construed as authorising a service policeman to require a person to remove any of his clothing in public other than an outer coat, jacket or gloves.

3

The Secretary of State may by order make provision, in relation to the search of persons or vehicles under section 2 (whether carried out by service policemen or by virtue of section 4 by other persons), which is equivalent to that made by any provision of—

a

subsections (1) to (7) and (9)(b) of section 2 (provisions relating to search under section 1 of that Act and other powers) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (in this Part referred to as “the 1984 Act”), and

b

section 3 of that Act (duty to make records concerning searches),

subject to such modifications as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

4

An order under subsection (3) may, in particular, apply any of the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of that subsection subject to modifications specified in the order.

5

Section 2 and this section apply to vessels, aircraft and hovercraft as they apply to vehicles.

6

Nothing in section 2 limits the powers exercisable on any premises if, or to the extent that, the premises are being used—

a

for holding persons in custody under any of the services Acts, or

b

for the accommodation of persons serving military, air-force or naval sentences of detention or imprisonment.

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