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Official Secrets Act 1935 s 13

s 13 Power to arrest

13.—(1) Any person who is found committing an offence under this Act, or who is reasonably suspected of having committed, or having attempted to commit, or being about to commit, such an offence, may be arrested without a warrant. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), any commissioned officer, warrant officer, petty officer, non‑commissioned officer or leading rating of the armed forces and any police officer may, with or without a warrant or other process, apprehend or cause to be apprehended any person found in a prohibited place or on lands or premises in the occupation of the armed forces offending against this Act or suspected of so offending, and shall forthwith bring or cause to be brought the person so apprehended before a Magistrate’s Court for the purpose of being dealt with according to law.

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