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The official instruction for the police, Royal Border Guards and special prosecution service

enforced on 9th December 1993.

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Article 7

The use of firearms which, in this case, shall not be considered firearms if they can be fired automatically or firearms which may be used at a precise range, is only permissible:

for the purpose of detaining a person who is suspected to be in possession of firearms, which he or she may use against other persons

for the purpose of detaining a person who may attempt to avoid detention or may commit an act resulting in obstructing detention or has been convicted for committing a crime;

which, according to the law, may result in a penalty of deprivation of liberty for a period of four or more years, and

creates a serious violation of intimate integrity or personal sphere, or

due to which it is or may be a threat to social life;

for calming riots, in the case of orders issued by a competent authority when acting in strict association with the above and under the supervision of a superior

for repressing military unrest, rebellion or coup d’état, in the case when the royal military forces have been engaged following an order issued by the Ministry of Defence or attorney for prosecution in Arnhem for military affairs, acting in strict association with the above and under the supervision of a superior

The use of fire arms in the cases indicated in the points 1a and 1b is only permitted in respect to persons and means of transportation in or on which such persons are located.

In the cases indicated in the points 1a and 1b, the use of fire arms is forbidden, if the identity of the person to be detained is known and if it may justly be accepted non-detention shall not result in an irreversible threat to legal order.

Commitment of serious crime, as mentioned in the point 1b. is construed as an attempt and forms of participation indicated in the Articles 47 and 48 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

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Article 17

An officer compelled to use force shall inform his superior about this fact and its circumstances as well as the outcome of such an action.

The notification mentioned above in 1 shall be immediately confirmed by the superior in compliance with the regulations issued by the Minister of Justice and Minister of Internal Affairs.

The notification mentioned in point 2 shall be reported by the Head of the Force within 48 hours to the prosecutor proper for the territorial unit within which use of force was resorted to, or to the commander of royal forces of the border guards or the attorney in Arnhem responsible for military issues in the case when the issue concerns a military person, that is:

the consequences of using force according to the opinion of the head of the force or Commander that gave rise to the situation,

use of force resulting in bodily injury, in a sense broader than usual and including death, or

firearms were used, and at least one shot was fired.