s 23 Special provision for arrest
23.—(1) This section applies to the arrest under section 22(2)(b) of a person who —(a)
attempts to enter or is in a protected area or a protected place; and
(b)
does not stop despite being directed to do so at least 3 times by any authorised officer of that protected area or that protected place.
(2) The force applied by an authorised officer of that protected area or that protected place to arrest that person may, if necessary to effect that person’s arrest, extend to the voluntary causing of that person’s death.
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