Powers of authorised officers
21 Powers of authorised officers
If an authorised officer reasonably suspects that a person, while at Carrick Hill or other premises of the Trust, has committed, is committing or is about to commit an offence against this or any other Act, the authorised officer may do any 1 or more of the following:
require the person to state his or her full name and usual place of residence;
if the authorised officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the name or place of residence stated is false—require the person to produce evidence of his or her full name or usual place of residence;
require the person to leave Carrick Hill or those premises immediately and not to return for a stated period (not exceeding 24 hours) or not to enter Carrick Hill or those premises;
if the person refuses or fails to comply with a requirement under paragraph (c)—use such force as is reasonably necessary for the purpose of removing or excluding the person from Carrick Hill or those premises;
cause the person to be detained and handed over into the custody of a police officer as soon as reasonably practicable.
An authorised officer may also—
require a person to surrender any object, substance or thing that the authorised officer reasonably suspects has been, is being, or is about to be, used at Carrick Hill or other premises of the Trust in contravention of this Act; and
give such directions to persons at Carrick Hill or other premises of the Trust that the authorised officer considers necessary for—
the maintenance of good order, the prevention of interference with events or other activities, or the safe and efficient regulation of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, at Carrick Hill or those premises; or
the protection of property under the care or control of the Trust; and
use such force as may reasonably be required—
for the purpose of removing or excluding from Carrick Hill or other premises of the Trust a person who refuses or fails to comply with a requirement or direction under this section; or
for the purposes of seizing goods under section 26; and
exercise any other prescribed power.
An authorised officer may, in exercising powers under this Act, be accompanied by such assistants as are reasonably required in the circumstances.
For the purposes of this section, a reference to Carrick Hill or other premises of the Trust includes a reference to a part of Carrick Hill or those premises.
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