sec.31Prevention of contravention of public safety order

sec.31 Prevention of contravention of public safety order

This section applies if a police officer reasonably suspects an offence against section 32 has been committed, is being committed, or is about to be committed in relation to a public safety order. The police officer may exercise 1 or more of the following powers— stop a person or group of persons for whom the order has been made from entering a public safety place; stop, detain and search a vehicle approaching, in or leaving a public safety place— to search for a person for whom the order has been made; or to serve a copy of the order on a person for whom the order has been made; remove a person or group of persons for whom the order has been made from a public safety place; take any other steps the police officer reasonably considers necessary. However, before exercising a power under subsection (2) , a police officer must, if it is practicable to do so, first give the person against whom the power is to be exercised a direction— for subsection (2) (a) —not to enter the public safety place; or for subsection (2) (c) —to leave the public safety place; or for subsection (2) (d) —to take the step the police officer reasonably considers necessary. A police officer may give any direction that is reasonably necessary to exercise a power under subsection (2) or (3) . A direction given under this section is taken to be a direction given under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 . Failure to comply with a direction given under this section is an offence against the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 791 . A person does not commit an offence against the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 791 if— the person was directed to do something under this section; and the court is not satisfied that the police officer, at the time of giving the direction, had the suspicion mentioned in subsection (1) . In this section— public safety place means— premises or an area to which a public safety order applies; or a place where an event is taking place to which a public safety order applies. s 31 ins 2016 No. 62 s 267 (sec.31-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer reasonably suspects an offence against section 32 has been committed, is being committed, or is about to be committed in relation to a public safety order. (sec.31-ssec.2) The police officer may exercise 1 or more of the following powers— stop a person or group of persons for whom the order has been made from entering a public safety place; stop, detain and search a vehicle approaching, in or leaving a public safety place— to search for a person for whom the order has been made; or to serve a copy of the order on a person for whom the order has been made; remove a person or group of persons for whom the order has been made from a public safety place; take any other steps the police officer reasonably considers necessary. (sec.31-ssec.3) However, before exercising a power under subsection (2) , a police officer must, if it is practicable to do so, first give the person against whom the power is to be exercised a direction— for subsection (2) (a) —not to enter the public safety place; or for subsection (2) (c) —to leave the public safety place; or for subsection (2) (d) —to take the step the police officer reasonably considers necessary. (sec.31-ssec.4) A police officer may give any direction that is reasonably necessary to exercise a power under subsection (2) or (3) . (sec.31-ssec.5) A direction given under this section is taken to be a direction given under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 . Failure to comply with a direction given under this section is an offence against the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 791 . (sec.31-ssec.6) A person does not commit an offence against the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 791 if— the person was directed to do something under this section; and the court is not satisfied that the police officer, at the time of giving the direction, had the suspicion mentioned in subsection (1) . (sec.31-ssec.7) In this section— public safety place means— premises or an area to which a public safety order applies; or a place where an event is taking place to which a public safety order applies.