Article 4 Detention in the custody of a constable where admission to prison not practicable

After section 15 of the Prison Act there shall be inserted—

“Detention in the custody of a constable where admission to prison not practicable

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Where—

(a)

a person is in the custody of a constable;

(b)

it is the duty of the constable to take that person to a prison in which his detention is authorised by law; and

(c)

it is for any reason not practicable to secure the admission of that person to that prison,

that person may lawfully be detained in the custody of a constable until such time as he can be admitted to that prison or is required to appear before a court.”.