# Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001, Section 4: Powers and duties of police

Extent: S

(1) Where a power of arrest attached to an interdict has effect a constable may arrest the interdicted person without warrant if the constable—
(a) has reasonable cause for suspecting that person of being in breach of the interdict; and
(b) considers that there would, if that person were not arrested, be a risk of abuse or further abuse by that person in breach of the interdict.
(2) A person who is arrested under subsection (1) must be ... detained until—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) brought before a court under section 5.
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(6) When a person has been arrested under this section the facts and circumstances giving rise to the arrest must be reported to the procurator fiscal as soon as is practicable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/14/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-from-abuse-scotland-act-2001/section-4
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