21Functions of police officers and correctional officers for detained third parties

21 Functions of police officers and correctional officers for detained third parties

21 Functions of police officers and correctional officers for detained third parties

(1) A law enforcement officer may—

(a) transport a detained third party to and from a place at which the detained third party’s blood will be taken under a mandatory testing order, and

(b) assist a person to take blood from a detained third party under a mandatory testing order.

(2) A law enforcement officer may use reasonable force in relation to a detained third party—

(a) to exercise the functions referred to in subsection (1), and

(b) to prevent loss, destruction or contamination of a blood sample taken from the detained third party.

(3) In this section—

law enforcement officer means—

(a) for a detained third party who is in police custody—a police officer, and

(b) for a detained third party who is an inmate—a correctional officer.