# Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 (repealed), Paragraph 11

Extent: N.I.

(1) A person required to be detained under an interim custody order or a detention order may be detained in a prison or in some other place approved for the purposes of this paragraph by the Secretary of State.
(2) A person for the time being having custody of a person required to be detained as aforesaid shall have all the powers, authorities, protection and privileges of a constable.
(3) Subject to any directions of the Secretary of State, a person required to be detained as aforesaid shall be treated as nearly as may be as if he were a prisoner detained in a prison on remand and any power of temporary removal for judicial, medical or other purposes shall apply accordingly.
(4) A person required to be detained as aforesaid who is unlawfully at large may be arrested without warrant by any constable or any member of Her Majesty’s forces on duty.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/22/schedule/3/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-emergency-provisions-act-1996-repealed/schedule-3/paragraph-11
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