SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 21Powers relating to potentially infectious persons

PART 2Powers relating to potentially infectious persons in England

Powers exercisable at a screening and assessment place: public health officers

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1

If a public health officer considers it appropriate for the purposes of screening or assessing the person, the officer may—

a

direct the person referred to in paragraph 8 to go immediately to another place which is specified in the direction and is suitable for those purposes,

b

remove the person to another place suitable for those purposes, or

c

request a constable to remove the person to another place suitable for those purposes (and the constable may then do so).

2

Where a public health officer exercises the powers conferred by this paragraph, the officer must inform that person—

a

of the reason for directing or removing them, and

b

that it is an offence—

i

in a case where a person is directed, to fail without reasonable excuse to comply with the direction, or

ii

in a case where a person is removed (by the officer or by a constable), to abscond.