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Rh :(b) hinders or obstructs the member from entering the place or premises, after the member’s identity is reasonably established, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(5) For the purposes of this section, a proper care plan must meet such requirements as may be specified by the Director.

Unlawful removal, etc., of vulnerable adult from place of temporary care and protection or place of safety, etc.

21. A person who—
 * (a) without lawful authority, removes a vulnerable adult from a place of temporary care and protection or place of safety to which, or the custody of the fit person to whose care, the vulnerable adult has been committed under this Act;
 * (b) knowingly assists or induces, directly or indirectly, a vulnerable adult to leave or be removed from a place of temporary care and protection or place of safety to which, or the fit person to whose care, the vulnerable adult has been committed under this Act;
 * (c) knowingly—
 * (i) harbours or conceals a vulnerable adult who has escaped from a place of temporary care and protection or place of safety to which, or the fit person to whose care, the vulnerable adult has been committed under this Act;
 * (ii) prevents the vulnerable adult from returning to a place of temporary care and protection or place of safety to which, or the fit person to whose care, the vulnerable adult has been committed under this Act; or
 * (iii) assists any other person in doing any of the acts mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (i) and (ii); or