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Employment Act 1968 s 105

Employment Act 1968 s 105

s 105 Power to arrest without warrant

105.—(1) Any inspecting officer may arrest without warrant any person whom the inspecting officer reasonably suspects —(a) is committing or has committed an offence under section 21, 22 or 23 read with section 34; or (b) has abetted the commission of any offence mentioned in paragraph (a).[26/2013] (2) Any inspecting officer may arrest without warrant any person who is an officer or a member of a body corporate or an unincorporated association or a partner of a partnership and whom the inspecting officer reasonably suspects has consented to, connived in or due to neglect on that person’s part caused the commission of an offence mentioned in subsection (1)(a).[26/2013] (3) An inspecting officer making an arrest without warrant must, without unnecessary delay and subject to subsection (5), produce the person arrested before a Magistrate’s Court.[26/2013] (4) An inspecting officer must not detain in custody a person arrested without warrant for longer than is reasonable in the circumstances, and the period must not exceed 48 hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate’s Court.[26/2013] (5) Any person who has been arrested by an inspecting officer may be released on bail, or on his or her own bond, by an inspecting officer.[26/2013]

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