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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.799Provisions restricting starting of proceeding
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### sec.799 Provisions restricting starting of proceeding
This section applies if a provision of another Act prescribed under a regulation for this section restricts or prevents a police officer starting a proceeding against a person for an offence against that Act.
Despite the other Act, a police officer may start a proceeding against the person for the offence.
However, as soon as reasonably practicable after starting the proceeding, a police officer must inform the chief executive of the department within which the Act is administered of the starting of the proceeding.
s 799 (prev s 362) renum 2000 No. 22 s 26
(sec.799-ssec.1) This section applies if a provision of another Act prescribed under a regulation for this section restricts or prevents a police officer starting a proceeding against a person for an offence against that Act.
(sec.799-ssec.2) Despite the other Act, a police officer may start a proceeding against the person for the offence.
(sec.799-ssec.3) However, as soon as reasonably practicable after starting the proceeding, a police officer must inform the chief executive of the department within which the Act is administered of the starting of the proceeding.