# Criminal Law Act 1967, Paragraph 5


In the following enactments (which confer on the police powers of entry into vessels on suspicion of felony), that is to say,—
(a) section 34 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839;
(b) section 9 of the Canals (Offences) Act 1840;
for the expressions “felony” and “felonies” there shall be substituted the expressions “arrestable offence” and “arrestable offences”; and any enactment for the same or like purposes which is contained in any local or private Act shall be modified as near as may be in the same way.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/58/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-law-act-1967/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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