Apprehended person to be taken before a JP promptly

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(1)

An authorised officer who under section 13(3), 17(2) or 18 is required to take an apprehended person, or arrange for the person to be taken, before a JP must do so as soon as practicable and must not delay doing so except, in the case of a police officer, for the minimum time necessary to meet the reasonable organizational requirements of the police station concerned.

(2)

The reasons for any delay in taking a person, or arranging for a person to be taken, before a JP must be recorded by the officer.

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