# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 159: Power of constable to use reasonable force

Status: prospective

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/159 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-159
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