[137C Detention for the purpose of re-arrest]

[137C  Detention for the purpose of re-arrest]

[(1)     A person arrested under section 137A in respect of a specified offence may be detained but only for the purpose of—

(a)     enabling a warrant for the person's arrest in respect of the offence to be obtained and then executed under section 136, or

(b)     enabling the person to be re-arrested under section 137.

(2)     The person may be detained for that purpose—

(a)     for an initial period of 3 hours beginning with the time of the arrest;

(b)     for a second period of no more than 21 hours beginning with the end of the initial period, but only if detention for that period is authorised by both an officer of at least the rank of inspector in the arresting force and an officer of at least the rank of inspector in the investigating force;

(c)     for a third period of no more than 12 hours beginning with the end of the second period, but only if detention for that period is authorised by both an officer of a rank above that of inspector in the arresting force and

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