Powers of search, exclusion, removal and restraint

1 A Supreme Court security officer acting in the execution of the officer's duty may search— a any person who is in, or seeking to enter, a court building, and b any article in the possession of such a person. 2 Subsection (1) does not authorise a Supreme Court security officer to require a person to remove any of the person's clothing other than a coat, jacket, headgear, gloves or footwear. 3 A Supreme Court security officer acting in the execution of the officer's duty may exclude or remove from a court building, or a part of a court building, any person who refuses— a to permit a search under subsection (1), or b to surrender an article in the person's possession when asked to do so under section 51C(1). 4 A Supreme Court security officer acting in the execution of the officer's duty may— a restrain any person who is in a court building, or b exclude or remove any person from a court building, or a part of a court building, if it is reasonably necessary to do so for one of the purposes given in subsection (5). 5 The purposes are— a enabling business of the Supreme Court, or of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, to be carried on without interference or delay; b maintaining order; c securing the safety of any person in the court building. 6 A Supreme Court security officer acting in the execution of the officer's duty may remove any person from a courtroom at the request of— a a judge of the Supreme Court, or b a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. 7 The powers given by subsections (3), (4) and (6) include power to use reasonable force, where necessary.