# Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976 (repealed 1.4.1996), Section 17: Arrest without warrant.

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A constable may take into custody without a warrant any person whom he shall have good cause to suspect of having committed, or of attempting to commit, any offence under section 1 of this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/67/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-scotland-act-1976-repealed-141996/section-17
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