Part VIII General

114 Police powers.

1

A power conferred by virtue of this Act on a constable—

a

is additional to powers which he has at common law or by virtue of any other enactment, and

b

shall not be taken to affect those powers.

2

A constable may if necessary use reasonable force for the purpose of exercising a power conferred on him by virtue of this Act (apart from paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 7).

3

Where anything is seized by a constable under a power conferred by virtue of this Act, it may (unless the contrary intention appears) be retained for so long as is necessary in all the circumstances.