Sch 14 para 44
For section 100 of that Act (arrest of deserters etc) substitute— Arrest by civilian police of deserters and absentees without leave (100A) (1) An officer of a UK police force may arrest without warrant a person who is reasonably suspected of being a member of a reserve force, or a person liable to recall, who has deserted or is absent without leave. (2) If an authorised person is satisfied by evidence given under oath or affirmation that a relevant suspect is or is reasonably suspected of being within his jurisdiction, he may issue a warrant for the arrest of the relevant suspect. (3) In subsection (2)— “ authorised person ” means a person who has authority in England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person suspected of an offence; “ relevant suspect ” means a person reasonably suspected of being a member of a reserve force, or a person liable to recall, who has deserted, is absent without leave or has committed an offence under section 95. (4) In this section “ UK police force ” has the meaning given by section 375 of the Armed Forces Act 2006.