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Section 9: Arrest without warrant

Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 · 2014 c. 12View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Injunctions

Where a power of arrest is attached to a provision of an injunction under section 1, a constable may arrest the respondent without warrant if he or she has reasonable cause to suspect that the respondent is in breach of the provision.

A constable who arrests a person under subsection (1) must inform the person who applied for the injunction.

A person arrested under subsection (1) must, within the period of 24 hours beginning with the time of the arrest, be brought before—

a judge of the High Court or a judge of the county court, if the injunction was granted by the High Court;
a judge of the county court, if—
the injunction was granted by the county court, or
the injunction was granted by a youth court but the respondent is aged 18 or over;
a justice of the peace, if neither paragraph (a) nor paragraph (b) applies.

In calculating when the period of 24 hours ends, Christmas Day, Good Friday and any Sunday are to be disregarded.

The judge before whom a person is brought under subsection (3)(a) or (b) may remand the person if the matter is not disposed of straight away.

The justice of the peace before whom a person is brought under subsection (3)(c) must remand the person to appear before the youth court that granted the injunction.

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