(a)that person must immediately record the information in a report and communicate that report to the officer in charge of a police station or any police officer whose duty includes dealing with reports relating to the commission of any offence; and
Section history
Section 15 — Information about offences received by authorised persons
As in force on 1 March 2022.
Timeline 3 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
- 1 March 2022 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
(1)When information about an offence is given to any authorised person —
(b)that officer must then proceed in accordance with section 16 or 17.
(2)If requested, the officer mentioned in subsection (1) must give a copy of the information recorded under this section to the informant upon payment of the prescribed fee.
(3)In this section, “authorised person” means any person, not being a police officer, who is authorised by the Commissioner of Police to receive reports relating to the commission of any offence.