PART 1ARREST AND CUSTODY
CHAPTER 3CUSTODY: PERSON OFFICIALLY ACCUSED
Person to be brought before court
21Person to be brought before court
1
Subsection (2) applies to a person when—
a
the person is in police custody having been arrested under a warrant (other than a warrant granted under section 37(1)), or
b
the person—
i
is in police custody having been arrested without a warrant, and
ii
since being arrested, the person has been charged with an offence by a constable.
2
The person must be brought before a court (unless released from custody under section 25)—
a
if practicable, before the end of the first day on which the court is sitting after the day on which this subsection began to apply to the person, or
b
as soon as practicable after that.
3
A person is deemed to be brought before a court in accordance with subsection (2) if the person appears before it by means of a live television link (by virtue of a determination by the court that the person is to do so by such means).