Custodial officers excepted from Act s. 7 in relation to capsicum spray weapons
10A Custodial officers excepted from Act s. 7 in relation to capsicum spray weapons
In this regulation —
custodial officer has the meaning given in the Young Offenders Act 1994 section 3(1).
A person does not commit an offence under section 7(1) of the Act only because the person, in the performance of the person’s functions as a custodial officer, carries or possesses a capsicum spray weapon.
A person does not commit an offence under section 7(2) of the Act only because the person, in the performance of the person’s functions as a custodial officer, carries or possesses a capsicum spray weapon in a manner that could reasonably be expected to cause someone —
to be injured or disabled; or
to fear that someone will be injured or disabled.
[Regulation 10A inserted: SL 2024/267 r. 6.]
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