10   Temporary protection pending full assessment

(1)  The Commissioner of Police may include in the witness protection program on a temporary basis a witness who, in the Commissioner’s opinion, is in urgent need of protection.

(2)  The Commissioner of Police may require an interim memorandum of understanding to be signed by or on behalf of the witness.

(3)  Sections 6 and 7 do not prevent the exercise of any function under this section but, in so far as those sections have not been complied with before the witness is included in the witness protection program, they must be complied with as soon as practicable after the witness’s inclusion.