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In forcePower to apprehend persons committing offences on board ships
Part 15Police powers of entry, search etc
71 Power to apprehend persons committing offences on board ships
A police officer holding a rank not lower than sergeant, or a constable, when so ordered by any such police officer or called upon by the master or chief officer of the vessel concerned, may—
(a)
enter into and upon a vessel which is in any harbor, port, dock, river or creek; and
(b)
without any warrant, apprehend a person whom he or she finds drunk or committing an offence or whom he or she has reasonable cause to suspect of having committed an offence.
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