17 Entry for purpose of arrest etc
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (1984 c 60) | Legislation

Entry and search without search warrant

17  Entry for purpose of arrest etc

(1)     Subject to the following provisions of this section, and without prejudice to any other enactment, a constable may enter and search any premises for the purpose—

(a)     of executing—

(i)     a warrant of arrest issued in connection with or arising out of criminal proceedings; or

(ii)     a warrant of commitment issued under section 76 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980;

(b)     of arresting a person for an [indictable] offence;

(c)     of arresting a person for an offence under—

(i)     section 1 (prohibition of uniforms in connection with political objects) . . . of the Public Order Act 1936;

(ii)     any enactment contained in sections 6 to 8 or 10 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 (offences relating to entering and remaining on property);

[(iii)     section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986 (fear or provocation of violence);]

[(iiia)     section 4 (driving etc when under influence of drink or drugs) or 163 (failure to stop when required to do so by constable in uniform) of the Road

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Enforcing a warrant of control

Enforcing a warrant of controlThis Practice Note has been produced by enforcement specialists, The Sheriffs Office. It guides users through the process of enforcing a warrant of control obtained from the County Court as a method of enforcing a money judgment; whereby the judgment creditor takes

LEXISNEXIS

Standard of care in professional negligence claims

Standard of care in professional negligence claimsThis Practice Note considers the standard of care in professional negligence claims, originally formulated in Bolam v Friern Hospital as being that of reasonable skill and care but now reconsidered following Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health. It

LEXISNEXIS

Criminal damage

Criminal damageGeneralSimple criminal damage is triable either way unless the value of the alleged damage is £5,000 or less, in which case the offence will be treated as if it were triable only summarily.Where the damage is caused by fire or the racially aggravated form of the offence is charged,

LEXISNEXIS

Interim injunctions—the American Cyanamid guidelines

Interim injunctions—the American Cyanamid guidelinesThis Practice Note is concerned with substantive interim injunctions, which are a particular species of injunction granted on a temporary basis ahead of trial. As set out below, there are different considerations depending on whether the interim