15Powers of authorised officer—apprehension, removal and custody

15 Powers of authorised officer—apprehension, removal and custody

(1) This section applies if an authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing that a person on Gallery land or in a Gallery building: (a) intends to interfere with, is interfering with, or has interfered with, Gallery material; or (b) intends to damage, is damaging, or has damaged, Gallery land, a Gallery building or Gallery material; or (c) is refusing, or has refused, to comply with a direction given by an authorised officer in the performance of the officer’s duties. (2) The authorised officer may apprehend the person, using such force as is reasonably necessary. (3) If the authorised officer apprehends the person, the person may be: (a) removed from Gallery land or a Gallery building; or (b) held in the custody of an authorised officer until the person can be taken into the custody of a member of a police force. (4) If a person is held in the custody of an authorised officer under paragraph (3)(b), the person must be delivered into the custody of a member of a police force as soon as practicable.