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Weapons Act 1990
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### sec.141T Offence warning
A police officer giving a direction to an individual under section 141Q (2) or 141S (2) (b) must warn the individual—
it is an offence not to comply with the direction unless the individual has a reasonable excuse; and
the individual may be arrested for the offence.
The police officer must give the individual a reasonable opportunity to comply with the direction.
If the individual fails to comply with the direction, a police officer must, if practicable—
repeat the warning mentioned in subsection (1) ; and
give the individual a further reasonable opportunity to comply with the direction.
s 141T ins 2024 No. 45 s 73
(sec.141T-ssec.1) A police officer giving a direction to an individual under section 141Q (2) or 141S (2) (b) must warn the individual— it is an offence not to comply with the direction unless the individual has a reasonable excuse; and the individual may be arrested for the offence.
(sec.141T-ssec.2) The police officer must give the individual a reasonable opportunity to comply with the direction.
(sec.141T-ssec.3) If the individual fails to comply with the direction, a police officer must, if practicable— repeat the warning mentioned in subsection (1) ; and give the individual a further reasonable opportunity to comply with the direction.
- (a) it is an offence not to comply with the direction unless the individual has a reasonable excuse; and
- (b) the individual may be arrested for the offence.
- (a) repeat the warning mentioned in subsection (1) ; and
- (b) give the individual a further reasonable opportunity to comply with the direction.