Section sec.518 - Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 - General power to require further attendance

sec.518General power to require further attendance

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### sec.518 General power to require further attendance This section applies if a person attends at a stated place as required by an order, requirement or direction ( original direction ) to have a forensic procedure performed on the person and a police officer considers it is not reasonably practicable to perform the forensic procedure because— a qualified person who may perform the procedure is not available to perform the procedure; or equipment required to perform the procedure is not available at the place; or for another reason it is impracticable to perform the procedure. A police officer may direct the person ( later direction ) to attend the place or another place for the performance of the relevant forensic procedure at a stated reasonable time on a stated reasonable day. A later direction has effect as an extension of the original direction. s 518 ins 2003 No. 49 s 10 (sec.518-ssec.1) This section applies if a person attends at a stated place as required by an order, requirement or direction ( original direction ) to have a forensic procedure performed on the person and a police officer considers it is not reasonably practicable to perform the forensic procedure because— a qualified person who may perform the procedure is not available to perform the procedure; or equipment required to perform the procedure is not available at the place; or for another reason it is impracticable to perform the procedure. (sec.518-ssec.2) A police officer may direct the person ( later direction ) to attend the place or another place for the performance of the relevant forensic procedure at a stated reasonable time on a stated reasonable day. (sec.518-ssec.3) A later direction has effect as an extension of the original direction. - (a) a qualified person who may perform the procedure is not available to perform the procedure; or - (b) equipment required to perform the procedure is not available at the place; or - (c) for another reason it is impracticable to perform the procedure.