Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/60/section/24
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 22:20:31+00:00

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Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Section 24 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 April 2019. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(2)If a constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that an offence has been committed, he may arrest without a warrant anyone whom he has reasonable grounds to suspect of being guilty of it.
(4)But the power of summary arrest conferred by subsection (1), (2) or (3) is exercisable only if the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that for any of the reasons mentioned in subsection (5) it is necessary to arrest the person in question.
C1S. 24 extended (2.8.1993) by S.I. 1993/1813, art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 2(4).
C7S. 24(1)(b) applied (with modifications) (30.4.2017) by The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Labour Abuse Prevention Officers) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/520), regs. 1, 2, 3(n), Sch.
C8S. 24(1)(d) applied (with modifications) (30.4.2017) by The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Labour Abuse Prevention Officers) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/520), regs. 1, 2, 3(n), Sch.
C10S. 24(2)-(4) applied (with modifications) (30.4.2017) by The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Labour Abuse Prevention Officers) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/520), regs. 1, 2, 3(n), Sch.
S. 24(2) extended (15.4.1992) by S.I. 1992/975, art. 16(13).
S. 24(2) extended (5.6.1992) by S.I. 1992/1302, art. 17(13).
s. 24(2) extended (1.5.1993) by S.I. 1993/1188, art. 16(11).
S. 24(2) extended (24.5.1993) by S.I. 1993/1244, art. 22(13).
S. 24(2) extended (22.7.1993) by S.I. 1993/1784, art. 13(12).
S. 24(2) extended (22.7.1993) by S.I. 1993/1787, art. 10(12).
S. 24(2) extended (1.10.1993) by S.I. 1993/2355, art. 12(12).
S. 24(2) applied (with modifications) (15.7.1998) by S.I. 1998/1531, art. 4(2).
C19S. 24(5)(a)(b) applied (with modifications) (30.4.2017) by The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Labour Abuse Prevention Officers) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/520), regs. 1, 2, 3(n), Sch.
C20S. 24(5)(c)(i)-(iii) applied (with modifications) (30.4.2017) by The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Labour Abuse Prevention Officers) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/520), regs. 1, 2, 3(n), Sch.
C23S. 24(5)(d)(e) applied (with modifications) (30.4.2017) by The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Labour Abuse Prevention Officers) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/520), regs. 1, 2, 3(n), Sch.
C24S. 24(5)(f) applied (with modifications) (30.4.2017) by The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Labour Abuse Prevention Officers) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/520), regs. 1, 2, 3(n), Sch.

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 art. 4