sec.650Watch-house officer may take identifying particulars of person at watch-house

### sec.650 Watch-house officer may take identifying particulars of person at watch-house A provision of chapter 17 that authorises a police officer to take the identifying particulars of a person, generally or in the following circumstances, is taken also to authorise a watch-house officer to take the identifying particulars of a person in those circumstances— the person is in custody at a watch-house; the person reports to the watch-house to enable a police officer to take the person’s identifying particulars under an identifying particulars notice or an order of a court. The provision applies to the watch-house officer in the same way as it applies to a police officer. Also, the watch-house officer is taken to be a qualified person for chapter 17 for taking identifying particulars. A provision of this Act that applies to a police officer who is taking the identifying particulars of a person applies to a watch-house officer in the same way as it applies to a police officer. s 650 ins 2006 No. 26 s 61 (sec.650-ssec.1) A provision of chapter 17 that authorises a police officer to take the identifying particulars of a person, generally or in the following circumstances, is taken also to authorise a watch-house officer to take the identifying particulars of a person in those circumstances— the person is in custody at a watch-house; the person reports to the watch-house to enable a police officer to take the person’s identifying particulars under an identifying particulars notice or an order of a court. (sec.650-ssec.2) The provision applies to the watch-house officer in the same way as it applies to a police officer. (sec.650-ssec.3) Also, the watch-house officer is taken to be a qualified person for chapter 17 for taking identifying particulars. (sec.650-ssec.4) A provision of this Act that applies to a police officer who is taking the identifying particulars of a person applies to a watch-house officer in the same way as it applies to a police officer. - (a) the person is in custody at a watch-house; - (b) the person reports to the watch-house to enable a police officer to take the person’s identifying particulars under an identifying particulars notice or an order of a court.