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912 hour limit: general rule
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(1)Subsection (2) applies when—
(a)a person has been held in police custody for a continuous period of 12 hours, beginning with the time at which authorisation was given under section 7, and
(b)during that period the person has not been charged with an offence by a constable.
(2)The person may continue to be held in police custody only if—
(a)a constable charges the person with an offence,
(b)authorisation to keep the person in custody has been given under section 11, or
(c)the person is detained under section 28(1A) of the 1995 Act (which allows for detention in connection with a breach of bail conditions).
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