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Control of Weapons Act 1990
4AApplication of powers conferred on protective services officers under this Act
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4A Application of powers conferred on protective services officers under this Act
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a protective services officer may only exercise the powers under this Act in relation to a person who is at, or in the vicinity of, a designated place.
(2) A protective services officer may only exercise the power under section 11B in relation to a person who was at, or in the vicinity of, a designated place at the time of the alleged offence.
(3) A protective services officer may only exercise a power conferred by this Act in relation to a designated area if that designated area overlaps with, or is in the vicinity of, a designated place.
S. 5
substituted by No. 47/2000 s. 6.