Part 5

Aviation: Alcohol and Drugs

Enforcement

Arrest without warrant
97
1
A constable may arrest a person without a warrant if the constable reasonably suspects that the person—
a
is committing an offence under section 92, or
b
has committed an offence under that section and is still under the influence of drink or drugs.
2
But a person may not be arrested under this section while he is at a hospital as a patient.
3
In subsection (2)
“hospital” means an institution which provides medical or surgical treatment for in-patients or out-patients.
4
Arrest under this section shall be treated as arrest for an offence for the purposes of—
a
Part IV of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
(detention), and
b
Part V of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12))
(detention).
S. 97 in force at 30.3.2004 by S.I. 2004/827, art. 3(t)