Part 12Procedure
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317APower to stop vehicles for purpose of arrest (Repealed)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- Section 317A: repealed, on , by section 325(6) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
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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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM331236.
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."
317AA: Powers incidental to stopping vehicles under section 317A, or
"Additional actions a police officer can take when they ask a vehicle to stop"