Armed Forces Act 2006

Arrest of persons unlawfully at largeU.K.

318Arrest by civilian police of persons unlawfully at largeU.K.

(1)A person who has been sentenced to service detention and who is unlawfully at large—

(a)may be arrested without a warrant by [F1a civilian policeman]; and

(b)may be taken to the place in which he is required in accordance with law to be detained.

(2)Section 301(4) (cases where persons temporarily released from service detention are unlawfully at large) applies for the purposes of this section.

[F2(3)In this section “civilian policeman” has the same meaning as in section 314.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 318 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)

I2S. 318 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4