# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 161: Relationship of Part 9 to other provisions

Status: prospective

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/161 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-161
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