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CRIMINAL LAW ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1967 - SECT 2

Arrest without warrant.

2.(1) The powers of summary arrest conferred by the following subsections
shall apply to offences for which the court is required by law to sentence the
offender to death or to imprisonment for life or to detention during the
pleasure of the Governor of Northern Ireland, or for which a person (of full
age and capacity and not previously convicted) may, under or by virtue of any
enactment, be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five years, and to
attempts to commit any such offence; and in this Act, including any amendment
made by this Act in any other enactment, "arrestable offence" means any such
offence or attempt.

(2) Any person may arrest without warrant anyone who is, or whom he, with
reasonable cause, suspects to be, in the act of committing an
arrestable offence.

(3) Where an arrestable offence has been committed, any person may arrest
without warrant anyone who is, or whom he, with reasonable cause, suspects to
be, guilty of the offence.

(4) Where a constable, with reasonable cause, suspects that an
arrestable offence has been committed, he may arrest without warrant anyone
whom he, with reasonable cause, suspects to be guilty of the offence.

(5) A constable may arrest without warrant any person who is, or whom he, with
reasonable cause, suspects to be, about to commit an arrestable offence.

(6) For the purpose of arresting a person under any power conferred by this
section a constable may enter (if need be, by force) and search any place
where that person is or where the constable, with reasonable cause, suspects
him to be.

(7) This section shall not ... prejudice any power of arrest conferred by law
apart from this section.

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