Persons with Disabilities Act · s 25

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s 25Powers of Registrar, authorised officers and police officers

(1)

Where the Registrar, an authorised officer or a police officer receives any notification under section 23, the Registrar, authorised officer or police officer may visit any person with disabilities in the care of a person having charge of such person for the purpose of ascertaining his safety, health and wellbeing.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1), any person having charge of a person with disabilities shall be legally bound to produce the person with disabilities for the inspection of the Registrar, an authorised officer or a police officer and in the event of his refusing to do so is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000.

Persons with Disabilities

(3)

The Registrar, an authorised officer or a police officer shall report to a Magistrate every case of abuse or neglect as described in sections 19, 20

and 21 which may come to his knowledge.