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317: Power to enter premises to arrest offender or prevent offence
or “Police can go into buildings to catch bad guys or stop crimes from happening.”
You could also call this:

“Police can make a car stop if they want to arrest someone inside it.”

This section of the law, which was about the power to stop vehicles for the purpose of arrest, has been removed. It was taken out of the Crimes Act 1961 on 1 October 2012. The power to stop vehicles for arrest is now covered in a different law called the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

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Next up: 317AA: Powers incidental to stopping vehicles under section 317A

or “Additional actions a police officer can take when they ask a vehicle to stop”
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Part 12 Procedure
Arrest

317APower to stop vehicles for purpose of arrest (Repealed)

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    • Section 317A: repealed, on , by section 325(6) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).