Section 3
of Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983
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Section 3
(1)
An officer may take into custody any person whom he reasonably suspects to be a drug dependant.
(2)
A person taken into custody under subsection (1) may be detained for a period not exceeding twenty four hours at any appropriate place for the purpose of undergoing tests.