s.44Arrest without warrant
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Section 44Part 8 — Counter-Terrorist Powers

Arrest without warrant

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A constable may arrest without a warrant a person whom he reasonably suspects to be a terrorist.
Where a person is arrested under this section the provisions of Schedule 6, which deals with the detention and treatment of terrorist suspects, shall apply.
Subject to subsections (4) to (7), a person detained under this section shall, unless detained under any other power, be released not later than the end of the period of forty-eight hours beginning with the time of his arrest under this section.
If on a review of a person's detention under Part III of Schedule 6 the review officer does not authorise continued detention, the person shall, unless detained in accordance with subsection (5) or (6) or under any other power, be released.
Where a police officer intends to make an application for a warrant under paragraph 22 of Schedule 6 extending a person's detention, the person may be detained pending the making of the application.
Where an application has been made under paragraph 22 or 29 of Schedule 6 in respect of a person's detention, he may be detained pending the conclusion of proceedings on the application.
Where an application under paragraph 22 or 29 of Schedule 6 is granted in respect of a person's detention, he may be detained, subject to paragraph 30 of that Schedule, during the period specified in the warrant.
The refusal of an application in respect of a person's detention under paragraph 22 or 29 of Schedule 6 shall not prevent his continued detention in accordance with this section.

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