Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 18

Prospective

PART 9 N.I. POWER OF POLICE TO REMOVE PERSON TO PLACE OF SAFETY

Powers of police to detain person removed from public place N.I.

Maximum period of detention under Part 9 N.I.

146—(1) A person removed from a public place under section 139 may not be detained under any provision of this Part after the end of the period of 24 hours beginning with the time of that removal.

(2) The Department of Justice may by regulations amend subsection (1) so as to alter the period mentioned there.