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Section 15A Detention in the custody of a constable where admission to prison not practicableF1

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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

2004 NI 5

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

1968 c. 29 (NI)