Confinement and treatment of prisoners
15AF1Detention in the custody of a constable where admission to prison not practicable
Where—
a
a person is in the custody of a constable;
b
it is the duty of the constable to take that person to a prison in which his detention is authorised by law; and
c
it is for any reason not practicable to secure the admission of that person to that prison,
that person may lawfully be detained in the custody of a constable until such time as he can be admitted to that prison or is required to appear before a court.