(1) When an
apprehended person is released by an authorised officer —
(a) the
apprehended person must acknowledge in writing —
(i)
his or her release on the date and at the time recorded;
and
(ii)
receipt of any thing returned to the person under
section 14;
(b) if
the apprehended person is released into the care of another person, that other
person must acknowledge in writing —
(i)
the release of the apprehended person on the date and at
the time recorded; and
(ii)
receipt of any thing given to that other person under
section 14;
or
(c) if
the apprehended person refuses or fails to comply with paragraph (a) or that
other person refuses or fails to comply with paragraph (b), the authorised
officer who releases the person must record —
(i)
the fact of the refusal or failure;
(ii)
the date and time when the person was released; and
(iii)
any thing given to that other person, or returned to the
apprehended person, under section 14.
(2) Subsection (1)
applies even if the apprehended person is released pursuant to an order made
under section 19.
(3) An apprehended
person is to be taken to have been released on the date and at the time
recorded under this section, in the absence of evidence to the contrary.