C4C2C5C3C9PART 1ARREST AND CUSTODY

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C4

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) by 2003 c. 20, s. 31A (as inserted (25.1.2018) by The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/46), art. 2(2)(a)(f), Sch. 2 para. 2 (with art. 6))

C2

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) by 1994 c. 33, s. 137ZA (as inserted (25.1.2018) by The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/46), art. 2(2)(a)(f), Sch. 1 para. 4 (with art. 5(2)))

C5

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) by 2004 c. 20, s. 56A (as inserted (25.1.2018) by The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/46), art. 2(2)(a)(f), Sch. 2 para. 3 (with art. 6))

C3

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) by 1987 c. 4, s. 2D (as inserted (25.1.2018) by The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/46), art. 2(2)(a)(f), Sch. 2 para. 1 (with art. 6))

C4C2C7C5C6C3C8C1C9CHAPTER 6POLICE POWERS AND DUTIES

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Powers of police

I149Taking drunk persons to designated place

1

Where—

a

a person is liable to be arrested in respect of an offence by a constable without a warrant, and

b

the constable is of the opinion that the person is drunk,

the constable may take the person to a designated place (and do so instead of arresting the person).

2

Nothing done under subsection (1)—

a

makes a person liable to be held unwillingly at a designated place, or

b

prevents a constable from arresting the person in respect of the offence referred to in that subsection.

3

In this section, “designated place” is any place designated by the Scottish Ministers for the purpose of this section as a place suitable for the care of drunken persons.