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Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Arrest and Bail and Processes to Compel Appearance
67. How arrested person to be dealt with
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A police officer who arrests someone without a warrant must bring or send them before a magistrate's court without unnecessary delay. This is subject to the rules in the Code on bail or earlier release.
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A police officer making an arrest without warrant must, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions of this Code on bail or previous release, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate’s Court.
police officer
Defined · s 2
“police officer” has the meaning given by the Police Force Act 2004;