[137A Additional cross-border powers of arrest etc: urgent cases]
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (1994 c 33) | Legislation

[137A  Additional cross-border powers of arrest etc: urgent cases]

[(1)     A constable of a police force in England and Wales may arrest a person in England and Wales without a warrant if—

(a)     the constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person has committed a specified offence in Scotland or in Northern Ireland, and

(b)     the constable also has reasonable grounds for believing that it is necessary to arrest the person—

(i)     to allow the prompt and effective investigation of the offence, or

(ii)     to prevent any prosecution for the offence from being hindered by the disappearance of the person.

(2)     A constable of a police force in Scotland may arrest a person in Scotland without a warrant if—

(a)     the constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person has committed a specified offence in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland, and

(b)     the

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