Court Security Act 2017
18ATaking into custody
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18A Taking into custody
[Section 18A Inserted by No. 29 of 2018, s. 19, Applied:10 Dec 2018] If a court –
(a) makes an order that remands a person in custody; or
(b) makes an order that requires a person to be held or detained in custody or otherwise authorises such holding or detention of a person; or
(c) sentences a person to a term of imprisonment or detention; or
(d) [Section 18A Amended by No. 2 of 2021, Sched. 2, Applied:13 Dec 2021] declares a person to be a dangerous criminal under the Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021 –
a security officer, subject to an order or direction of the court to the contrary, may take the person into custody.