Police Force Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Duties, Discipline and Powersof Police Officers
26AA. Manner of apprehension in attempted suicide cases
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In apprehending a person whom a police officer reasonably suspects is about to or has attempted to commit suicide —
police officer
“police officer” means any member of the Police Force and includes a temporary constable;
the police officer must touch or confine the body of the person to be apprehended unless the person submits to the apprehension by word or action; and
if the person forcibly resists or tries to evade apprehension, the police officer may use all reasonable means necessary to apprehend the person.
The person apprehended must not be restrained more than is necessary to prevent his or her escape.
If an apprehended person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he or she escaped or was rescued, or any police officer, may immediately pursue and apprehend him or her for the purpose of returning him or her to the place where he or she was in lawful custody.
Section 26B applies to any apprehension under subsection (3) even if the person making the apprehension is not a police officer having authority to apprehend.
Every person is bound to help a police officer authorised to make an apprehension who reasonably demands the person’s aid in apprehending a person whom the police officer is authorised to apprehend.