Part I
- (b) may arrest him without warrant and detain him for so long as may be necessary for that purpose.
(2) Any person who wilfully obstructs or impedes a person acting in the exercise of a power conferred on him by subsection (1) above shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
- (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
- (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
(3) Subsection (1) above shall have effect without prejudice to the operation in relation to any offence under this Act—
- (a) in England and Wales, of section 2 of the 1967 c. 58.Criminal Law Act 1967 (which confers power to arrest without warrant) or of section 3 of that Act (use of force in making arrest etc.); or
- (b) in Scotland, of any rule of law relating to power to arrest without warrant; or
- (c) in Northern Ireland, of section 2 or 3 of the 1967 c. 18 (N.I.).Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967.
Prosecution of offences and proceedings. 8.—(1) Proceedings for an offence under any of the preceding provisions of this Part of this Act (other than sections 4 and 7) shall not be instituted—
- (a) in England and Wales, except by, or with the consent of, the Attorney General; and
- (b) in Northern Ireland, except by, or with the consent of, the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
(2) As respects Scotland, for the purpose of conferring on the sheriff jurisdiction to entertain proceedings for an offence under or by virtue of section 2, 3 or 6(2)(b) or (c) of this Act, any such offence shall, without prejudice to any jurisdiction exercisable apart from this subsection, be deemed to have been committed in any place in Scotland where the offender may for the time being be.
Extradition. 9.—(1) There shall be deemed to be included—
- (a) in the list of extradition crimes contained in Schedule 1 to the 1870 c. 52.Extradition Act 1870; and
- (b) among the descriptions of offences set out in Schedule 1 to the 1967 c. 68.Fugitive Offenders Act 1967;
any offence under any of the preceding provisions of this Part of this Act (other than sections 4 and 7).
