Police Force (Special Constabulary — Detention) Regulations 2016 · As enacted · Part 6 · Maintenance of Discipline and Detention Offences
26. Physical force
Feedback & supportSubject to paragraph (2), a guard of a detention barrack must not use physical force on any detainee of the detention barrack.
A guard may use such physical force as is necessary —
to subdue an aggressive detainee; or
in self-defence or to defend another person in the detention barrack.
Where a guard uses a baton or any other object on a detainee in the circumstances set out in paragraph (2), the guard must attempt to strike only the non-vital parts of the detainee’s body.
A medical officer must —
examine a detainee on whom physical force is used as soon as possible; and
submit a written report of the examination to the Director PNSD.
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), a guard of a detention barrack must not use physical force on any detainee of the detention barrack.
Subregulation 2
A guard may use such physical force as is necessary —
to subdue an aggressive detainee; or
in self-defence or to defend another person in the detention barrack.
Subregulation 3
Where a guard uses a baton or any other object on a detainee in the circumstances set out in paragraph (2), the guard must attempt to strike only the non-vital parts of the detainee’s body.
Subregulation 4
A medical officer must —
examine a detainee on whom physical force is used as soon as possible; and
submit a written report of the examination to the Director PNSD.