sec.21General power to enter to arrest or detain someone or enforce warrant

### sec.21 General power to enter to arrest or detain someone or enforce warrant A police officer may enter a place and stay for a reasonable time on the place— to arrest a person without warrant; or to arrest a person named in a warrant; or to detain a person named in a forensic procedure order or a registered corresponding forensic procedure order; or to detain a person who may be detained under an order made under section 471 , 484 , 485 , 488 or 514 ; or to detain a person under another Act. See section 635 (Use of force likely to cause damage to enter places) for relevant safeguards. If the place contains a dwelling, a police officer may enter the dwelling without the consent of the occupier to arrest or detain a person only if the police officer reasonably suspects the person to be arrested or detained is at the dwelling. If the place is a vehicle, a police officer may stop and detain the vehicle and enter it to arrest or detain the person. A police officer who enters a place under this section may search the place for the person. In this section— arrest , a person named in a warrant, includes apprehend, take into custody, detain, and remove to another place for examination or treatment. s 21 amd 2003 No. 49 s 5 ; 2006 No. 26 s 3 sch 1 (sec.21-ssec.1) A police officer may enter a place and stay for a reasonable time on the place— to arrest a person without warrant; or to arrest a person named in a warrant; or to detain a person named in a forensic procedure order or a registered corresponding forensic procedure order; or to detain a person who may be detained under an order made under section 471 , 484 , 485 , 488 or 514 ; or to detain a person under another Act. See section 635 (Use of force likely to cause damage to enter places) for relevant safeguards. (sec.21-ssec.2) If the place contains a dwelling, a police officer may enter the dwelling without the consent of the occupier to arrest or detain a person only if the police officer reasonably suspects the person to be arrested or detained is at the dwelling. (sec.21-ssec.3) If the place is a vehicle, a police officer may stop and detain the vehicle and enter it to arrest or detain the person. (sec.21-ssec.4) A police officer who enters a place under this section may search the place for the person. (sec.21-ssec.5) In this section— arrest , a person named in a warrant, includes apprehend, take into custody, detain, and remove to another place for examination or treatment. - (a) to arrest a person without warrant; or - (b) to arrest a person named in a warrant; or - (c) to detain a person named in a forensic procedure order or a registered corresponding forensic procedure order; or - (d) to detain a person who may be detained under an order made under section 471 , 484 , 485 , 488 or 514 ; or - (e) to detain a person under another Act.