If you are in a place or vehicle that the police are searching, they can search you too. This can happen if the police have a search warrant because they think someone has broken a drug law, which is covered by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. The police can only do this if they got the search warrant because of a suspected offence against the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, and they must have followed the rules outlined in section 6 to get the warrant.
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18G: Judge may require warrant report, or
"A Judge can ask for a report after a search to see what was found and what happened."
20: Warrantless search of places and vehicles in relation to some Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 offences, or
"Police can search without a warrant if they think a place or vehicle has illegal drugs and they need to act fast."
A constable may search any person found in or on a place or vehicle, in relation to which a search warrant is issued under section 6, if the offence that was specified in the application for the search warrant is an offence against the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.
