(1)In making an arrest, the police officer or other person must touch or confine the body of the person to be arrested unless he or she submits to arrest by word or action.
Section history
Section 75 — How to arrest
As in force on 31 December 2021.
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(2)If the person forcibly resists or tries to evade arrest, the police officer or other person may use all reasonable means necessary to make the arrest.