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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.647Refusal of entry to and removal from watch-house
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### sec.647 Refusal of entry to and removal from watch-house
This section applies if a person fails to comply with a request made or a direction given under this subdivision or fails to satisfy a watch-house officer that the person has a good and lawful reason to be in a particular watch-house.
If the person is in the watch-house, the watch-house officer may remove the person from the watch-house.
If the person is about to enter the watch-house, the watch-house officer may prevent the person from entering the watch-house.
s 647 ins 2006 No. 26 s 61
(sec.647-ssec.1) This section applies if a person fails to comply with a request made or a direction given under this subdivision or fails to satisfy a watch-house officer that the person has a good and lawful reason to be in a particular watch-house.
(sec.647-ssec.2) If the person is in the watch-house, the watch-house officer may remove the person from the watch-house.
(sec.647-ssec.3) If the person is about to enter the watch-house, the watch-house officer may prevent the person from entering the watch-house.