# Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003, Paragraph 8A


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 assist any officer or other designated person to keep any person detained at the police station under control; and
(b) to prevent the escape of any such person,
and for those purposes shall be entitled to use reasonable force.

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