Section 23—
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'(1) A police officer or community police officer may remove, from any part of a local government area to which this part applies, a person who is not permitted under this part to be in the area.
'(2) It is lawful for a community police officer exercising or attempting to exercise a power under subsection (1), and anyone helping the community police officer, to use reasonably necessary force to exercise the power.
Note—
See also the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 615 (Power to use force against individuals).
'(3) The force a community police officer may use under this section does not include force likely to cause grievous bodily harm to a person or the person's death.'.