598ACircumstances in which a protective services officer may apprehend a child under a search warrant

598A Circumstances in which a protective services officer may apprehend a child under a search warrant (1) If a search warrant has been issued under a provision of this Act specified in subsection (3), a protective services officer on duty at a designated place may apprehend the child named in the search warrant if the child is at, or in the vicinity of, the designated place. (2) If a protective services officer apprehends a child under subsection (1), the protective services officer must hand the child into the custody of a police officer as soon as practicable after the child is apprehended. (3) For the purposes of subsection (1) the following provisions are specified— (a) section 237; (b) section 241; (c) section 243; (d) section 247; (e) section 261; (f) section 268; (g) section 269; (h) section 270; (i) section 313; (j) section 314; (k) section 598. (4) This section applies despite the search warrant not being directed to a named protective services officer or generally all protective services officers. Part 8.4—Jurisdiction of Supreme Court S. 599 amended by No. 68/2009 s. 85 (ILA s. 39B(1)).