2013, No. 10 Crimes 19 person without warrant is justified in so arresting any person in accordance with the provisions of that enactment. 26. Persons assisting constable or officer in arrest-(1) A person called upon by a constable to assist him or her in the arrest of any person believed or suspected to have committed any offence is justified in assisting unless the person knows that there is no reasonable ground for the belief or suspicion. (2) Where in any enactment it is provided that any officer or person, not being a constable, may call upon any other person to assist him or her in arresting without warrant anyone who has committed or is found committing any offence, a person so called upon is justified in assisting unless the person knows that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the person to be arrested has committed the offence. 27. Arrest of persons found committing certain crimes - A person is justified in arresting without warrant: (a) any person whom the person finds committing any offence against this Act for which the offence is punishable by imprisonment; or (b) any person whom the person finds by night committing any offence against this Act. 28. Arrest of person believed to be committing crime by night - A person is protected from criminal responsibility for arresting without warrant any person whom he or she finds by night in circumstances affording reasonable grounds for believing that that person is committing an offence against this Act. 29. Arrest after commission of certain crimes - Where any offence against this Act has been committed, a Constable who believes, on reasonable grounds, that any person has committed that offence is protected from criminal responsibility for arresting that person without warrant, whether or not that person committed the offence.

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