# Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003, Paragraph 8

Extent: N.I.

(1) Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person, the custody officer for a designated police station may—
(a) transfer a person falling within sub-paragraph (2) to the designated person, or
(b) permit the transfer of a person falling within sub-paragraph (2) to the designated person.
(2) A person falls within this sub-paragraph if—
(a) he is in police detention for an offence;
(b) the offence is being investigated by the designated person.
(3) If a person is transferred under sub-paragraph (1) into the custody of the designated person, the designated person—
(a) must be treated for all purposes as having the person in his lawful custody;
(b) is under a duty to keep that person under control and to prevent the person’s escape;
(c) is entitled to use reasonable force to keep the person in his custody and under his control .
(4) If a person is transferred under sub-paragraph (1) into the custody of the designated person, paragraphs (2) and (3) of Article 40 of the 1989 Order have effect as if—
(a) references to the transfer of a person in police detention into the custody of a police officer investigating an offence for which that person is in police detention were references to that person’s transfer into the custody of the designated person;
(b) references to the officer to whom the transfer is made and to the officer investigating the offence were references to the designated person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/6/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2003/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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