Section 445A — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Person executing warrant to produce evidence of authority and identity

445A Person executing warrant to produce evidence of authority and identity Every Social Worker, member of the Police, or other person executing any warrant issued under section 39 or section 40 or section 122 or section 157(2) or section 205(2)(b) or section 386 of this Act— (a) Shall have that warrant with him or her; and (b) Shall produce it on initial entry and, if requested, at any subsequent time; and (c) Shall identify himself or herself to any person in or on the dwellinghouse, building, aircraft, ship, carriage, vehicle, premises, or place who questions his or her right to enter or search the same or to take possession of the child or young person; and (d) If he or she is a member of the Police who is not in uniform, shall produce evidence that he or she is a member of the Police; and (e) If he or she is a Social Worker, shall produce evidence that he or she is a Social Worker; and (f) If he or she is a person (not being a Social Worker) authorised by the warrant to take possession of the child or young person, shall produce evidence that he or she is the person so authorised. Compare: 1968 No 63 s 19(5); 1983 No 76 s 2 Sections 445A to 445C and the preceding heading were inserted, as from 2 September 1996, by section 2(1) Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 112).