If you refuse to let someone search you at an airport, some rules apply to you. These rules are from the Aviation Crimes Act 1972, specifically section 12(2) and (3). You will have to follow what this act says about refusing a search.
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147: Powers of constable in relation to person who is not searched or refuses consent to searching, or
"What happens if you refuse to be searched by a police officer at an airport"
149: Item or substance suspected entering into, or in, sterile area, or
"What happens if airport security thinks you have something you're not allowed to carry"
Section 12(2) and (3) of the Aviation Crimes Act 1972 applies in respect of searching under this subpart.
