26ENo preventative detention order in relation to person under 16 years of age

#### 26E No preventative detention order in relation to person under 16 years of age 26E No preventative detention order in relation to person under 16 years of age > > (1) A preventative detention order cannot be applied for, or made, in relation to a person who is under 16 years of age. > > > (2) If— > > > > > (a) a person is being detained under a preventative detention order (or a purported such order), and > > > > > (b) the police officer who is detaining the person is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the person is under 16 years of age, > > > > the police officer must release the person, as soon as practicable, from detention under the order. > > > (3) The person is to be released into the care of a parent or other appropriate person. > > **s 26E:** Ins 2005 No 114, Sch 1 \[1\]. Am 2007 No 97, Sch 4.1 \[4\].