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Section 31: Arrest for further offence.

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

Part III: Arrest

Where—

a person—
has been arrested for an offence; and
is at a police station in consequence of that arrest; and
it appears to a constable that, if he were released from that arrest, he would be liable to arrest for some other offence,

he shall be arrested for that other offence.

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