Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)

Part 3 U.K. Powers of Arrest, Search and Entry

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 3 applied (with modifications) (19.6.2023) by The Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/624), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 3

Chapter 1 U.K. Arrest etc

Powers of arrest U.K.

69 Power of arrest in anticipation of commission of service offence U.K.

(1) A service policeman may arrest a person whom he reasonably suspects of being about to commit a service offence.

(2) Subsection (6) of section 67 applies in relation to the power of arrest conferred by this section as it applies in relation to the power of arrest conferred by that section.

(3) Where a person is arrested under this section—

(a) the arrest must be reported as soon as practicable to his commanding officer; and

(b) he may be kept in service custody until such time as a service policeman is satisfied that the risk of his committing the service offence concerned has passed.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 69 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)

I2 S. 69 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4