251Designated officer

#### 251 Designated officer 251 Designated officer > > (1) While a person in custody is in the keeping of a correctional officer under this Part, the person is taken to be in the custody of the designated officer. > > > (2) Subject to the regulations— > > > > > (a) the designated officer has, in relation to a person taken to be in the officer’s custody by virtue of this section, all the powers and duties that the governor of a correctional centre has in relation to an inmate of a correctional centre, and > > > > > (b) a person taken to be in the designated officer’s custody by virtue of this section has all the rights of such an inmate. > > > (3) Subsection (2) (b) does not affect any other right that a person in custody may have apart from that paragraph. > > > (4) The regulations— > > > > > (a) may limit the powers and duties of the designated officer in relation to persons taken to be in the custody of the designated officer by virtue of this section, and > > > > > (b) may limit the rights that a person in custody has under subsection (2) (b).