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| | (a) is about to leave Sri Lanka or has arrived in Sri Lanka; or | | |
| | (b) is about to board or leave, or has boarded or left, any ship or aircraft, | | |
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| (2) A person shall not be searched except by a person of the same sex. |
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| (3) An authorised officer, and any person assisting such officer may stop, board and search any ship, aircraft or conveyance for the purposes of exercising the powers conferred by subsections (1) or (2) of this section. |
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| (4) Where an authorised officer has reasonable grounds to believe that cash or negotiable bearer instruments found in the course of an examination or search, conducted under subsections (1) or (2) above, may afford evidence as to the commission of an unlawful activity, the officer may seize the cash or negotiable bearer instruments, within twenty-four hours of such seizure. |
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| (5) An authorised officer who has seized cash and negotiable bearer instrument under subsection (4) shall report such seizure to the Unit. |
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