Part 1Extradition to category 1 territories

Arrest

5Provisional arrest

(1)

A constable, a customs officer or a service policeman may arrest a person without a warrant if he has reasonable grounds for believing—

(a)

that a Part 1 warrant has been or will be issued in respect of the person by an authority of a category 1 territory, and

(b)

that the authority has the function of issuing arrest warrants in the category 1 territory.

(2)

A constable or a customs officer may arrest a person under subsection (1) in any part of the United Kingdom.

F1(3)

A service policeman may arrest a person under subsection (1) only if the person is subject to service law or is a civilian subject to service discipline.

(4)

If a service policeman has power to arrest a person under subsection (1) he may exercise the power anywhere.F1