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2006年9月7日 · Entry and search without warrant - S17 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. Section 17 provides a wide-ranging power to enter and search premises without a warrant in order to arrest persons or to save life, limb or property.

A suitably designated Community Support Officer (CSO), under paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to the Police Reform Act 2002, has the same powers of a police constable under section 17(1)(e) above, namely to enter and search premises for the purpose of saving life or limb or preventing serious damage to property.

2014年9月15日 · Section 17 PACE. Entries onto private property are governed by section 17 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. The key general powers under that section for entry without a warrant provide that a constable may enter and search any premises for the purposes of – Arresting a person for an indictable offence: section 17(b);

The most common section 17 police power is found under section 17 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE). This grants the police powers of entry under specific conditions, the most common being: To make an arrest for an indictable offence; To rescue life or prevent serious harm; To prevent a breach of the peace; To execute a warrant

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, and without prejudice to any other enactment, a constable may enter and search any premises for the purpose— (i) a warrant of arrest issued in connection with or arising out of criminal proceedings; or. (ii) a warrant of commitment issued under section 76 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980;

What are Section 17 police powers of entry? Section 17 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) gives police important powers to enter premises without a warrant. Here's when they can enter: To arrest someone for a serious crime. To arrest someone for certain public order offenses. To prevent harm to people or property.

Section 17 creates a power to enter premises to effect an arrest. The power also covers entry into premises under circumstances when there is a risk of harm to a person or property.

2023年10月16日 · It will be clear that sections 17 and 18 of PACE provide relatively wide powers of search both before and after arrest without a Warrant having been obtained from a Magistrates’ Court. Additionally, law enforcement Officers have powers to seize evidence discovered when searching premises, with or without a Warrant, as follows.

2010年2月1日 · There is a power of entry associated with arresting for any s4 RTA 1988 offence (not just to do with an RTC), because it is specifically mentioned in s17 PACE (as amended). s4 RTA is not an indictable offence - it is summary only, so doesn't attract the general s17 power.