Repealed1984 Revised EditionCurrent version · 1984 Revised EditionSee versions on Attorney General's Chambers(opens the publisher’s site)
Lunacy Act · 1984 Revised Edition
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any police officer may arrest or cause to be arrested any person found wandering at large whom he has reason to believe to be a lunatic who is dangerous or unfit to be at large.
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Any person so arrested shall be taken forthwith before a magistrate.