Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 18

PART 9 POWER OF POLICE TO REMOVE PERSON TO PLACE OF SAFETY

Duties and powers of police where person removed to place of safety

Searches and examination to ascertain identity

154.  Article 55A of PACE (searches and examination to ascertain identity) applies in relation to a person detained in a place of safety under this Part as if—

(a) in paragraph (1) the reference to a person who is detained in a police station were to a person who is detained in any place of safety under this Part;

(b) paragraphs (1)(a), (2), (5) and (9) to (13) were omitted;

(c) in paragraphs (6) and (7) the references to taking photographs were omitted.