Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 18

Prospective

PART 9 N.I. POWER OF POLICE TO REMOVE PERSON TO PLACE OF SAFETY

Supplementary N.I.

Power of constable to use reasonable force N.I.

159  Where—

(a) a power is conferred on a constable by virtue of this Part, and

(b) the provision conferring the power does not provide that the power may be exercised only with the consent of a person other than a police officer,

the constable may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of the power.