(a) as soon as it is reasonably
practicable to do so, or
(b) in the case of a direction, requirement or
request to a single person--before giving or making the direction, requirement
or request.
(3) A direction, requirement or request to a group of persons is
not required to be repeated to each person in the group.
(4) If 2 or more
police officers are exercising a power to which this Part applies, only one
officer present is required to comply with this section.
(5) If a person
subject to the exercise of a power to which this Part applies asks a
police officer present for information as to the name of the police officer
and his or her place of duty, the police officer must give to the person the
information requested.
(6) A police officer who is exercising more than one
power to which this Part applies on a single occasion and in relation to the
same person is required to comply with subsection (1)(a) and (b) only once on
that occasion.
