(3) A police custody officer must comply with a S. 104DA(3) direction of the Chief Commissioner or a police amended by No. 45/2017 custody officer supervisor (as the case requires). s. 38(2). (4) Without limiting section 6D or 6E, a person who is being transported or supervised by a police custody officer under this section is taken to be in the legal custody of the Chief Commissioner while being transported or supervised. (5) In this section— has the same designated mental health service meaning as in the Mental Health Act 2014; has the same meaning as in the Mental patient Health Act 2014; has the same meaning as in the remand centre Children, Youth and Families Act 2005; has the same meaning youth justice centre as in the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005; has the same meaning youth residential centre as in the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005. S. 104DB 104DB Functions and powers of police custody officers in inserted by relation to persons they transport or supervise No. 59/2015 s. 21. (1) A police custody officer has the following functions in relation to a person the police custody officer is transporting or supervising under this Division— (a) to take all reasonable steps to prevent the escape or attempted escape of the person from the physical custody of the police custody officer; (b) to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the person's safety and welfare are maintained;
S. 104DA(3) amended by No. 45/2017 s. 38(2). (3) A police custody officer must comply with a direction of the Chief Commissioner or a police custody officer supervisor (as the case requires). (4) Without limiting section 6D or 6E, a person who is being transported or supervised by a police custody officer under this section is taken to be in the legal custody of the Chief Commissioner while being transported or supervised. (5) In this section— designated mental health service has the same meaning as in the Mental Health Act 2014; patient has the same meaning as in the Mental Health Act 2014; remand centre has the same meaning as in the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005; youth justice centre has the same meaning as in the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005; youth residential centre has the same meaning as in the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005. S. 104DB inserted by No. 59/2015 s. 21. 104DB Functions and powers of police custody officers in relation to persons they transport or supervise (1) A police custody officer has the following functions in relation to a person the police custody officer is transporting or supervising under this Division— (a) to take all reasonable steps to prevent the escape or attempted escape of the person from the physical custody of the police custody officer; (b) to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the person's safety and welfare are maintained;
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