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Emergencies Act 2004
168Power to remove person obstructing response
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168 Power to remove person obstructing response operations etc (1) If an emergency controller believes, on reasonable grounds, that a person is obstructing, or threatening to obstruct, response or recovery operations in an emergency, the controller may remove the person to another place. (2) The controller may use any necessary and reasonable force. (3) This section does not authorise the detention of a person except for the purpose of the removal.