# Criminal Justice Act 2003, Section 7: Limits on period of detention without charge


In section 42(1) of the 1984 Act (conditions to be satisfied before detention without charge may be extended from 24 to 36 hours), for paragraph (b) there is substituted—
“(b) an offence for which he is under arrest is an arrestable offence; and”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/section/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/section-7
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