The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 2020

Enforcement: supplemental provision

36.—(1) An enforcement officer may take other action to facilitate the exercise of a power conferred on the officer by this Part.

(2) Action taken under paragraph (1) may include—

(a) requiring a person to give any information or answer any question the officer considers—

(i) necessary to enable the officer to determine whether to exercise a power conferred on the officer by this Part, or

(ii) is otherwise relevant to the exercise of such a power;

(b) directing a person to follow such instructions as the officer considers necessary.

(3) A constable may use reasonable force in the exercise of a power under—

(a) regulation 28(2)(b)(ii), (4)(c) or (5)(b);

(b) regulation 29(4)(b) or (8)(b);

(c) regulation 30(b);

(d) regulation 31(2)(b) (d) or (e)(ii), or (3)(c) or (e);

(e) regulation 32(1)(b) or (3)(b);

(f) regulation 34(1).

(4) An enforcement officer may only exercise a power under this Part if the officer considers that it is necessary and proportionate to do so.

(5) In this Part and Part 8 references to a requirement include references to a restriction.