“54BSearches of persons answering to live link bail

(1)

A constable may search at any time—

(a)

any person who is at a police station to answer to live link bail; and

(b)

any article in the possession of such a person.

(2)

If the constable reasonably believes a thing in the possession of the person ought to be seized on any of the grounds mentioned in subsection (3), the constable may seize and retain it or cause it to be seized and retained.

(3)

The grounds are that the thing—

(a)

may jeopardise the maintenance of order in the police station;

(b)

may put the safety of any person in the police station at risk; or

(c)

may be evidence of, or in relation to, an offence.

(4)

The constable may record or cause to be recorded all or any of the things seized and retained pursuant to subsection (2).

(5)

An intimate search may not be carried out under this section.

(6)

The constable carrying out a search under subsection (1) must be of the same sex as the person being searched.

(7)

In this section “live link bail” means bail granted under Part 4 of this Act subject to the duty mentioned in section 47(3)(b).

54CPower to retain articles seized

(1)

Except as provided by subsections (2) and (3), a constable may retain a thing seized under section 54B until the time when the person from whom it was seized leaves the police station.

(2)

A constable may retain a thing seized under section 54B in order to establish its lawful owner, where there are reasonable grounds for believing that it has been obtained in consequence of the commission of an offence.

(3)

If a thing seized under section 54B may be evidence of, or in relation to, an offence, a constable may retain it—

(a)

for use as evidence at a trial for an offence; or

(b)

for forensic examination or for investigation in connection with an offence.

(4)

Nothing may be retained for either of the purposes mentioned in subsection (3) if a photograph or copy would be sufficient for that purpose.

(5)

Nothing in this section affects any power of a court to make an order under section 1 of the Police (Property) Act 1897.

(6)

The references in this section to anything seized under section 54B include anything seized by a person to whom paragraph 27A of Schedule 4 to the Police Reform Act 2002 applies.”