80GSearches of persons

1. With respect to a search made under section 80C(1),—

2. a person must, if directed to do so by an aviation security officer,—
   1. remove, raise, lower, or open any outer clothing, including (but not limited to) any coat, jacket, jumper, cardigan, or similar article that the person is wearing to enable the search to be carried out, except where the person has no other clothing, or only underclothing, under the outer clothing:
   2. remove any gloves, footwear (including socks or stockings), head coverings, belts, jewellery, or other accessories:
   3. allow an aviation security officer to carry out a pat down search:
3. a female may only be searched by a female unless the search is made by means of a mechanical or electrical or electronic or other similar device.

4. For the purposes of this section, pat down search—

5. means a search of a clothed person in which the person conducting the search may do all or any of the following:
   1. run or pat his or her hand over the body of the person being searched, whether outside or inside the clothing (other than any underclothing) of that person:
   2. insert his or her hand inside any pocket or pouch in the clothing (other than any underclothing) of the person being searched:
   3. for the purpose of permitting a visual inspection, require the person being searched to do all or any of the following, namely:
      1. open his or her mouth:
      2. display the palms of his or her hands:
      3. display the soles of his or her feet:
      4. lift or rub his or her hair; and
6. includes the authority to search—
   1. any item or substance carried by, or in the possession of, the person; and
   2. any outer clothing removed, raised, lowered, or opened for the purposes of the search; and
   3. any head covering, gloves, or footwear (including socks or stockings) removed for the purposes of the search.