PPST Flashcards
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Section 3(1) Criminal Law Act 1967
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“A person may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances in the prevention of crime, or in effecting or assisting in the lawful arrest of offenders or suspected offenders or of persons unlawfully at large.”
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Section 117 Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984
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“Where any provision of this Act
a. confers a power upon a constable; and
b. does not provide that the power may only be exercised with the consent of some person other than a police officer,
the officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of the power.”
