SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3ESCORT OFFICERS

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1

Paragraph 22 (power to take arrested person to a police station) is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (1)(c)—

a

in paragraph (ii) after “duty” insert “ to keep that person under control and ”;

b

in paragraph (iii) at the end add “ and under his control ”.

3

After sub-paragraph (1)(c) add—

d

a person who has taken another person to a police station in exercise of the power conferred by virtue of paragraph (a)—

i

shall be under a duty to remain at the police station until he has transferred control of the other person to the custody officer at the police station;

ii

until he has so transferred control of the other person, shall be treated for all purposes as having that person in his lawful custody;

iii

for so long as he is at the police station or in its immediate vicinity in compliance with, or having complied with, his duty under sub-paragraph (i), shall be under a duty to prevent the escape of the other person and to assist in keeping him under control; and

iv

shall be entitled to use reasonable force for the purpose of complying with his duty under sub-paragraph (iii).