33.—(1) Where an enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person (“P”) in respect of whom the officer may exercise a power under this Part is a child accompanied by an individual (“I”) who has responsibility for P—
(a)the officer may direct I to take such action in respect of P as the officer considers appropriate, and
(b)I must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure that P complies with any direction or instruction given by the officer to P.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), I has responsibility for a child if I—
(a)has custody or charge of the child for the time being, or
(b)has parental responsibility for the child.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 33 in force at 20.12.2020, see reg. 1(3)