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Paragraph 20B F1

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Where a designation applies this paragraph to any person, he shall be under a duty, when in the course of his employment he is present at a police station—

(a)

to keep under control any person detained at the police station and for whom he is for the time being responsible;

(b)

to assist any officer or other designated person to keep any other person detained at the police station under control; and

(c)

to prevent the escape of any such person as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b),

and for those purposes shall be entitled to use reasonable force.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 2 paras. 20A-20D and cross-headings inserted (22.4.2007) by The Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/912 (N.I. 6)), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 2