Section 49: Police detention to count towards custodial sentence.

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

Part IV: Detention

In subsection (1) of section 67 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (computation of custodial sentences) for the words from "period", in the first place where it occurs, to "the offender" there shall be substituted the words "relevant period, but where he".

The following subsection shall be inserted after that subsection—

The following subsections shall be added after subsection (6) of that section—

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