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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.645Direction by watch-house officer to leave watch-house
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### sec.645 Direction by watch-house officer to leave watch-house
A watch-house officer may direct an entrant to leave a watch-house immediately, and to take the entrant’s belongings out of the watch-house, if the entrant fails—
to state the person’s reasons for being in or about to enter the watch-house; or
to allow a watch-house officer to exercise a power under section 643 or 644 .
s 645 ins 2006 No. 26 s 61
- (a) to state the person’s reasons for being in or about to enter the watch-house; or
- (b) to allow a watch-house officer to exercise a power under section 643 or 644 .