Guardianship Act 1987

If an employee or member of the police force removes a person from any premises under section 11 or 12, the employee or member of the police force shall forthwith place the person in the care of the Secretary at a place approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section.

The Minister may delegate to the Secretary, or to any other person, the exercise of the Minister’s function to approve the place in which a person may be placed in the care of the Secretary under this section.

The Secretary may delegate to any person the exercise of a function delegated to the Secretary by the Minister under subsection (1A).

If a person has been removed from any premises under section 12 and placed in the care of the Secretary, the Secretary shall not keep the person in his or her care for more than 3 days unless the Secretary has, before the expiration of that period, made an application for a guardianship order in respect of the person.