# Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 (Repealed 27.8.1991), Section 14: Powers of arrest of members of Her Majesty’s forces.

Extent: N.I.

(1) A member of Her Majesty’s forces on duty may arrest without warrant, and detain for not more than four hours, a person who he has reasonable grounds to suspect is committing, has committed or is about to commit any offence.
(2) A person effecting an arrest under this section complies with any rule of law requiring him to state the ground of arrest if he states that he is effecting the arrest as a member of Her Majesty’s forces.
(3) For the purpose of arresting a person under this section a member of Her Majesty’s forces may enter and search any premises or other place—
(a) where that person is, or
(b) if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that that person is a terrorist or has committed an offence involving the use or possession of an explosive substance or firearm, where there are reasonable grounds for suspecting him to be.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/5/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-emergency-provisions-act-1978-repealed-2781991/section-14
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