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Article 181 Power to arrest persons resident outside United Kingdom

(1)

A person who, being resident outside the United Kingdom, commits in Northern Ireland an offence to which this Article applies may be arrested without warrant by a constable and detained until he enters into a recognizance under theF1 Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 to appear before a magistrates' court to answer a complaint charging that offence.

(2)

The offences to which this Article applies are—

(a)

any offence under Article 90;

F2(b)

any offence under Article 9 of the Order of 1995;

(bb)

any offence under Article 10 of the Order of 1995;

Sub-para. (c) rep. by 1991 NI 3

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Textual amendments

F1

1981 NI 26

F2

1995 NI 18