Offenders' Apprehension Act 1875 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO

VICTORTIE R.1-4,GINAL

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No. XV.

AN ACT to regulate the Execution of Warrants of Arrest.

[Assented to, 31st December, 1875.]

HEREAS it is expedient to make further provision for the Preamble.

issued.; Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor ofW arrest of offenders for whose apprehension warrants have Western Australia and its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:—

1 THIS Act may be cited as " The Offenders' Apprehension Short title.

Act, 1875."

2 FROM and after the passing of this Act, it shall be lawful Copies of warrants in certain

for any police constable holding a copy (countersigned by the police	and effect as the originals.cases to have the same force
officer or constable in charge of any police station) of any warrant that may have been issued for the apprehension of any offender, to apprehend such offender in the same way as if such copy were the

39° VICTORI2E, No. 15.

Execution of TVarrants of Arrest.

original warrant: and any person so apprehended shall with all convenient speed be taken before a Justice of the Peace, who, on being satisfied that the said copy warrant is a copy of an original warrant, shall thereupon deal with such offender in the same way as he would do if the said copy warrant were the original.

In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent to

this Act.

WILLIAM C. F. ROBINSON, Governor.

By Authority : Racmum PETIEER, Government Printer, Perth.