Section 33: Execution of warrant not in possession of constable.

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

Part III: Arrest

In section 125 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980—

in subsection (3), for the words "arrest a person charged with an offence" there shall be substituted the words "which this subsection applies";
the following subsection shall be added after that subsection—4The warrants to which subsection (3) above applies are—aa warrant to arrest a person in connection with an offence;bwithout prejudice to paragraph (a) above, a warrant under section 186(3) of the Army Act 1955, section 186(3) of the Air Force Act 1955, section 105(3) of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 or Schedule 5 to the Reserve Forces Act 1980 (desertion etc.);ca warrant under—isection 102 or 104 of the General Rate Act 1967 (insufficiency of distress);iisection 18(4) of the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (protection of parties to marriage and children of family); andiiisection 55, 76, 93 or 97 above.

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