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stop by an officer, he may be arrested and searched, by force if necessary, and such force may, if such officer considers such action necessary to effect the arrest, extend to the use of lethal weapons.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation "officer" means any police officer or any member of Her Majesty's regular forces or of any local naval, military or air force, corps or reserve.
35. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any enactment, it shall be lawful for any officer in order-
(a) to effect the arrest of any person whom he has, in all the circumstances of the case, reasonable cause to believe to have committed an offence against regulations 111, 118, 120; or
(b) to overcome forcible resistance offered by any person to such arrest; or
(c) to prevent the escape from arrest or the rescue of any person arrested as aforesaid,
to use such force as, in the circumstances of the case, may be reasonably necessary, which force may extend to the use of lethal weapons.
(2) Before any lethal weapon may be used to effect the arrest of a person an officer shall call upon him, in a loud voice, to stop and the person so called upon shall be given a reasonable chance to stop and submit to arrest.
(3) Any person arrested for any of the offences mentioned in paragraph (1) shall, as soon as possible after his arrest, be clearly warned by an officer of his liability to be shot at if he endeavours to escape from custody.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation "officer" means any police officer or any member of Her Majesty's regular forces or of any local naval, military or air force, corps or reserve, or any authorized guard.
(5) Any act or thing done before the coming into force of this regulation which would have been lawfully done if this regulation had been in force, shall be deemed to have been lawfully done under this regulation.
Use of lethal weapons in effecting arrests.
Transfer of persons in custody. G.N.A. 174/50. In force, G.N.A. 182/50.
36. Any person lawfully in prison custody or in the custody of the police, whether under these regulations or under an order of any Court or otherwise howsoever may, for the purpose of safe custody, if the Colonial Secretary by warrant so directs, and notwithstanding any order of a Court, be detained in or transferred to or from any prison or any police station, police lock-up or any other similar place authorized generally or specially by the Colonial Secretary in that behalf until dealt with in due course of law.
Discontinued by 4143/69