Section 15 Powers of community support officers

(1)

Where a designation applies paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the 2002 Act (community support officers: power to issue fixed penalty notices) to any person that person shall have the power of an authorised officer or a constable to give a fixed penalty notice under section 7(1) in relation to any individual who he has reason to believe has committed a relevant offence or an offence under section 6 at a place within the area of the council.

(2)

Arelevant offence (within the meaning of this Act) and an offence under section 6 shall be treated as a relevant offence for the purposes of the following provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the 2002 Act (community support officers)—

(a)

paragraph 1A (power to require name and address);

(b)

paragraph 2 (power to detain, etc);

(c)

paragraph 4 (power to use reasonable force to detain person).

(3)

In this section—

“the 2002 Act” means the Police Reform Act 2002;
“designation” means a designation under section 38 of the 2002 Act.