# Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Section 117: Power of constable to use reasonable force.

Extent: E+W

Where any provision of this Act—
(a) confers a power on a constable; and
(b) does not provide that the power may only be exercised with the consent of some person, other than a police officer,
the officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of the power.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/60/section/117 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984/section-117
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.