The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000
27. Conditions under
which search of persons be conducted.-
1.
When
any subordinate officer authorised under section 23 or any subordinate officer
exercising power in pursuance of sub-section (3) of section 22 is about to
search any person under the provisions of section 22 or section 23 or section
24, he shall, if such person so requires, take such person without unnecessary
delay to the nearest enforcement officer or the officer authorising such search
or the nearest Magistrate.
2.
If
such requisition is made, the officer may detain the person until he can bring
him before the officer or the Magistrate referred to in sub-section (1).
3.
The
officer or the Magistrate before whom any such person is brought shall, if he
sees no reasonable ground for search, forthwith discharge the person but
otherwise shall direct that search be made. (4) No female shall be searched by
anyone excepting a female.