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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.659Custody continues while person in custody is being transferred or escorted by watch-house officer
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### sec.659 Custody continues while person in custody is being transferred or escorted by watch-house officer
To remove doubt, it is declared that a person in the custody of a watch-house manager at a watch-house does not stop being in custody of the watch-house manager only because—
the person is being transferred by a watch-house officer to or from a holding place under section 653 (1) ; or
the person is being escorted by a watch-house officer to or from a place other than a watch-house including, but not limited to, for receiving necessary health care.
s 659 ins 2006 No. 26 s 61
amd 2019 No. 38 s 81
- (a) the person is being transferred by a watch-house officer to or from a holding place under section 653 (1) ; or
- (b) the person is being escorted by a watch-house officer to or from a place other than a watch-house including, but not limited to, for receiving necessary health care.