- (c) a police officer or an approved person reasonably believes that an entrant is the subject of a special zone banning notice; or
- (d) a police officer or an approved person has reasonable cause to believe that an entrant has conducted or will conduct himself in a special zone that increases the likelihood of, or prejudices the prevention of or preparedness against, any riot or other civil disturbance in the special zone or prejudices the recovery by the community in the special zone from the riot that occurred on 8th December 2013 or other riot or civil disturbance in the special zone.
(2) Unless the entrant is arrested—
- (a) if the entrant has entered a special zone—a police officer or an approved person may direct the entrant to leave and not re‑enter the special zone within a stated reasonable time of not more than 24 hours; and
- (b) if the entrant is about to enter a special zone—a police officer or an approved person may by direction refuse him entry to the special zone for a stated reasonable time of not more than 24 hours.
(3) If an entrant contravenes any direction given by a police officer or an approved person under subsection (2) to leave a special zone, or attempts to enter or re‑enter a special zone contrary to such a direction, the police officer or approved person (as the case may be) may use such force as is reasonable and necessary to arrest and detain the entrant for the purpose of removing him from, or preventing his entry or re‑entry to, the special zone, or to remove the entrant from the zone, as the case may be.
(4) Any entrant who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes any direction by a police officer or an approved person under subsection (2) to him shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
