1. A forced removal decision may be ordered, in accordance with this Law, by the National Director of the PSP, who may delegate this power.
1 - A decisão de afastamento coercivo pode ser determinada, nos termos da presente lei, pelo diretor nacional da PSP com faculdade de delegação.
2. The decision to close forced removal proceedings lies with the National Director of the PSP.
2 - Compete ao diretor nacional da PSP a decisão de arquivamento do processo de afastamento coercivo.
3. A judicial expulsion decision is ordered by the competent judicial authority.
3 - A decisão judicial de expulsão é determinada por autoridade judicial competente.
4. An expulsion decision takes the form of an ancillary penalty or is adopted where the foreign national to whom it relates has entered or stayed in Portugal lawfully.
4 - A decisão de expulsão reveste a natureza de pena acessória ou é adotada quando o cidadão estrangeiro objeto da decisão tenha entrado ou permanecido regularmente em Portugal.
Check the allocation of powers: forced removal and closure of proceedings to the PSP National Director (with delegation for removal), judicial expulsion to the competent judicial authority, and the two cases in paragraph 4 in which expulsion applies.
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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.