Part 1 Arrest and Custody
Chapter 1Arrest by Police
Arrest Without Warrant
1 Power of a constable
(1) A constable may arrest a person without a warrant if the constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person has committed or is committing an offence.
(2) In relation
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