Prevention of offences and use of lethal force by police
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63.—(1) Any police officer who has reasonable grounds to suspect that any offence may be committed may intervene for the purpose of preventing and must, to the best of his or her ability, use all lawful means to prevent the commission of the offence.(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a police officer may act in any manner (including doing anything likely to cause the death of, or grievous hurt to, any person) if the police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that —(a) the person (whether acting alone or in concert with any other person) is doing or about to do, something which may amount to a terrorist act; and (b) such act by the police officer is necessary to apprehend the person. (3) In this section, “lawful means” includes —(a) removing a person from any place; and (b) taking away any thing, which a person has in the person’s possession, that the police officer reasonably suspects is intended to be used in the commission of the offence.[19/2018] —(1) Any police officer who has reasonable grounds to suspect that any offence may be committed may intervene for the purpose of preventing and must, to the best of his or her ability, use all lawful means to prevent the commission of the offence. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), a police officer may act in any manner (including doing anything likely to cause the death of, or grievous hurt to, any person) if the police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that —(a) the person (whether acting alone or in concert with any other person) is doing or about to do, something which may amount to a terrorist act; and (b) such act by the police officer is necessary to apprehend the person. (3) In this section, “lawful means” includes —(a) removing a person from any place; and (b) taking away any thing, which a person has in the person’s possession, that the police officer reasonably suspects is intended to be used in the commission of the offence.[19/2018]