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1
Q
What is Section 24?
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
A
A constable may arrest without a warrant:
• anyone who is about to commit an offence.
• anyone who is in the act of committing an offence.
• anyone whom he has grounds for suspecting to be about to commit an offence.
• anyone whom he has grounds for suspecting to be committing an offence.
2
Q
What is Section 30?
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
A
A constable who releases a person (de-arrest)
3
Q
What is Section 31?
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
A
A constable may further arrest someone who has been discovered to commit further offences
