Building Control Act · s 67

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s 67Powers of arrest

(1)

A police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed, or whom he reasonably suspects to have committed, an offence against this Act or the building regulations —

(a)

if the person declines to give his name and address; or

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(b)

if there is reason to doubt the accuracy of the name and address, if given.

(2)

A person arrested under this section, unless his name and address are correctly ascertained, shall within 24 hours of the arrest be brought before a Magistrate or be released upon signing a bond with or without surety to appear before a Magistrate.

(3)

The person brought before a Magistrate under subsection (2)

may —

(a)

be ordered to be detained in custody until he can be tried; or

(b)

if required by the Magistrate, be released upon signing a bond, with or without surety, to appear before a Court of a Magistrate.