# Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 2: Exercise of the power


(1) A person may be arrested under section 1 more than once in respect of the same offence.
(2) A person may not be arrested under section 1 in respect of an offence if the person has been officially accused of committing the offence or an offence arising from the same circumstances as the offence.
(3) Where—
(a) a constable who is not in uniform arrests a person under section 1, and
(b) the person asks to see the constable's identification,
the constable must show identification to the person as soon as reasonably practicable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/1/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-2016/section-2
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