Part 4Shipping: Alcohol and Drugs
Enforcement
I185Arrest without warrant
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 78(2), 79(2) or 80(2), or
b
has committed one of those offences 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—
a
provides medical or surgical treatment for in-patients or out-patients, and
b
is not on a ship.
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).