Policing and Crime Act 2017, Section 90 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 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.
(1)This section applies if a law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under the law of England and Wales has been, or is being, committed on a ship in relation to which the powers conferred by this section are exercisable by virtue of section 84 or 86.
(2)The law enforcement officer may arrest without warrant anyone whom the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of the offence.
(3)The law enforcement officer may seize and retain anything found on the ship which appears to the officer to be evidence of the offence, other than anything that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe to be an item subject to legal privilege.
(4)The power of a law enforcement officer under subsection (2) or (3) may be exercised on the ship or elsewhere.
Commencement Information
I2S. 90 in force at 1.3.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2018/227, reg. 2(d)
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