Section 117: Power of constable to use reasonable force.

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 · 1984 c. 60View on legislation.gov.uk

R (on the application of Officer W80) v Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct and others [2023] UKSC 24
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
- Section 116: Meaning of "serious arrestable offence".
- Section 118: General interpretation.

Part XI: Miscellaneous and Supplementary

Where any provision of this Act—

confers a power on a constable; and

does not provide that the power may only be exercised with the consent of some person, other than a police officer,

the officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of the power.

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Section 117: Power of constable to use reasonable force.

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