sec.8MPower to control movement of persons

### sec.8M Power to control movement of persons This section applies to a person— who is in a declared area; or who a terrorist emergency officer reasonably suspects is about to enter a declared area. A terrorist emergency officer may direct the person— not to enter the declared area or a stated place in the declared area; or to go to, or stay at or in, a stated place in the declared area; or to go to, and stay at or in, a stated declared evacuation area. When the relevant commander is satisfied a direction given under subsection (2) is no longer reasonably necessary for a purpose mentioned in section 8L (1) , the commander must ensure the direction is withdrawn. A person given 1 or more directions under subsection (2) is not, for that reason only, under arrest or in the custody of a police officer for the purposes of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 . A direction given under subsection (2) is not an enforcement act for the purposes of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 . In this section— relevant commander means— for a direction given under subsection (2) (a) or (b) —the terrorist emergency forward commander; or for a direction given under subsection (2) (c) —the TERC commander. s 8M ins 2007 No. 34 s 12 sub 2016 No. 42 s 41 (sec.8M-ssec.1) This section applies to a person— who is in a declared area; or who a terrorist emergency officer reasonably suspects is about to enter a declared area. (sec.8M-ssec.2) A terrorist emergency officer may direct the person— not to enter the declared area or a stated place in the declared area; or to go to, or stay at or in, a stated place in the declared area; or to go to, and stay at or in, a stated declared evacuation area. (sec.8M-ssec.3) When the relevant commander is satisfied a direction given under subsection (2) is no longer reasonably necessary for a purpose mentioned in section 8L (1) , the commander must ensure the direction is withdrawn. (sec.8M-ssec.4) A person given 1 or more directions under subsection (2) is not, for that reason only, under arrest or in the custody of a police officer for the purposes of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 . (sec.8M-ssec.5) A direction given under subsection (2) is not an enforcement act for the purposes of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 . (sec.8M-ssec.6) In this section— relevant commander means— for a direction given under subsection (2) (a) or (b) —the terrorist emergency forward commander; or for a direction given under subsection (2) (c) —the TERC commander. - (a) who is in a declared area; or - (b) who a terrorist emergency officer reasonably suspects is about to enter a declared area. - (a) not to enter the declared area or a stated place in the declared area; or - (b) to go to, or stay at or in, a stated place in the declared area; or - (c) to go to, and stay at or in, a stated declared evacuation area. - (a) for a direction given under subsection (2) (a) or (b) —the terrorist emergency forward commander; or - (b) for a direction given under subsection (2) (c) —the TERC commander.