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Changes over time for: Section 97
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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, Section 97.
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97Arrest without warrantU.K.
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(1)A constable may arrest a person without a warrant if the constable reasonably suspects that the person—
(a)is committing an offence under section 92, or
(b)has committed an offence under that section and is still under the influence of drink or drugs.
(2)But a person may not be arrested under this section while he is at a hospital as a patient.
(3)In subsection (2) “hospital” means an institution which provides medical or surgical treatment for in-patients or out-patients.
(4)Arrest under this section shall be treated as arrest for an offence for the purposes of—
(a)Part IV of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (detention), and
(b)Part V of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12)) (detention).
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