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Changes over time for: Section 314


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Armed Forces Act 2006, Section 314 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 07 March 2025. 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.

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314Arrest by civilian police of deserters and absentees without leaveU.K.
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(1)[A civilian policeman] may arrest without a warrant a person (“a relevant suspect”) who is reasonably suspected of being a person subject to service law who has deserted or is absent without leave.
(2)If an authorised person is satisfied by evidence given under oath or affirmation that a relevant suspect is or is reasonably suspected of being within his jurisdiction, he may issue a warrant for the arrest of the relevant suspect.
(3)In subsection (2) “authorised person” means a person who has authority in a relevant territory to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person suspected of an offence.
(4)A person arrested under this section must as soon as practicable be brought before a court of summary jurisdiction in the relevant territory in which he was arrested.
[(4A)In this section “civilian policeman” means an officer of a UK police force or British overseas territory police force, other than a force or body constituted in Gibraltar.]
(5)In this section “relevant territory” means—
(a)England and Wales;
(b)Scotland;
(c)Northern Ireland;
(d)the Isle of Man; or
(e)a British overseas territory [other than Gibraltar].
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