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Crimes Act 1961

Procedure - Arrest

317: Power to enter premises to arrest offender or prevent offence

You could also call this:

“Police can go into buildings to catch bad guys or stop crimes from happening.”

This part of the law used to give certain people the power to go into buildings or places to arrest someone who broke the law or to stop a crime from happening. However, this rule doesn’t exist anymore. It was removed from the law on 1 October 2012. The power to enter premises for these reasons is now covered by a different law called the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM331234.

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Crime and justice > Police and safety
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Part 12 Procedure
Arrest

317Power to enter premises to arrest offender or prevent offence (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 317: repealed, on , by section 325(6) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).