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(3) In this section, "court" includes a

District Judge and a magistrate.

Arrest of

persons

granted bail.

13B. (1) Any police officer may arrest without

warrant any person who has been admitted to bail

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1967, c.80,.

s.23.

(a)

if the police officer has reasonable

grounds for believing that such person is

likely to break the condition that he will

appear at the time and place required or

any other condition on which he was admitted

to bail, or has reasonable cause to suspect

that such person is breaking or has broken

any such other condition; or

(b) on being notified in writing by any surety

for that person that the surety believes

that that person is likely to break the

condition that he will appear at the time

and place required and for that reason the

surety wishes to be relieved of his

obligations as surety.

(2) Any person arrested under subsection (1)

shall be brought within twenty-four hours after his

arrest or as soon as practicable thereafter before a

magistrate, except where he was so arrested within

the period of twenty-four hours immediately preceding

an occasion on which he is required by virtue of a

condition of his bail to appear before any court, in