s 48A Powers of search and arrest in respect of offences under section 39G
48A.—(1) This section applies where it appears to any police officer or any officer of the Postal Authority authorised to act for the Postal Authority under this section (called in this section the authorised officer) that —(a) an offence under section 39G is being committed or is about to be committed or attempted; or (b) any parcel is concealed, deposited or contained in or on any specified premises in contravention of section 39G.[10/2021] (2) The police officer or the authorised officer may, if the police officer or the authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant the parcel is likely to be removed —(a) enter and search the specified premises; (b) take possession of any parcel or other article or thing, or take copies of or extracts from any book or document, which is reasonably believed to have a bearing on the case; and (c) arrest any person in the specified premises in whose possession the parcel, article or thing may be found or whom the police officer or the authorised officer reasonably suspects to have concealed or deposited the parcel, article or thing and may search any person so arrested, except that a woman must not be searched except by another woman.[10/2021] (3) Every person arrested under subsection (2)(c), and every article seized under subsection (2)(b), must be taken to a police station.[10/2021] (4) In this section —“document” has the meaning given by section 46(10); “specified premises” has the meaning given by section 23A.[10/2021]