PART 9

POWER OF POLICE TO REMOVE PERSON TO PLACE OF SAFETY

Supplementary

Relationship of Part 9 to other provisions
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1
A power that a constable has under any provision of this Part (a “place of safety power”) does not affect—
a
any authority that the constable has under Part 2 to do an act other than an act authorised by the place of safety power;
b
any authority to do any act that a person other than the constable has; or
c
any power that the constable has otherwise than under this Act.
2
If, while a person is detained in or being taken to a place of safety under any provision of this Part, the person is arrested for an offence—
a
the relevant provisions of PACE apply; and
b
the person ceases to be liable to be detained under this Part or taken to a place of safety under this Part.
3
Nothing in subsection (2)(b) affects the application of this Part on any subsequent occasion on which the person is found in a public place.