# Human Rights Act 1998, Paragraph 2


Deprivation of life shall not be regarded as inflicted in contravention of this Article when it results from the use of force which is no more than absolutely necessary:
(a) in defence of any person from unlawful violence;
(b) in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained;
(c) in action lawfully taken for the purpose of quelling a riot or insurrection.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/schedule/1/part/I/chapter/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-rights-act-1998/schedule-1/part-I/chapter-1/paragraph-2
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