s.139General power of arrest
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Section 139Part 10 — Miscellaneous and General

General power of arrest

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Subject to subsection (2), a constable may arrest without warrant a person who within that constable's view commits an offence under this Act or regulations.
The power of arrest conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised only —
where the maximum punishment by way of imprisonment for that offence is three months or more;
where a person, upon request, refuses to give that person's name, address or date of birth;
where there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person has given a false name, address or date of birth;
where a constable has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has committed an offence under section 135.

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