Section 12: Powers of police officers
consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
12. Powers of police officers
(1) A police officer may without warrant arrest any person who commits
an offence within his view and whose name and address cannot be immediately ascertained.
(2) Any person arrested under subsection (1) may be detained until his
identity has been established.
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Questions this section answers
- Can a police officer arrest me without a warrant if they see me commit an offence and can't get my name and address?