1. The National Director of the PSP, who may delegate this power, is competent to order the institution of forced removal proceedings and to order that the proceedings continue, including, in particular, by referring the case file to the competent court.
1 - É competente para mandar instaurar processos de afastamento coercivo e para ordenar o prosseguimento dos autos, determinando, nomeadamente, o seu envio para o tribunal competente, o diretor nacional da PSP com faculdade de delegação.
2. The decision to close the proceedings also lies with the National Director of the PSP.
2 - Compete igualmente ao diretor nacional da PSP a decisão de arquivamento do processo.
Check that the PSP National Director (with power to delegate) institutes and pursues forced removal proceedings, including referral to the competent court, and decides on closure.
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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.