Commentary on Sections Part 1: Amendments of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Section 3: Arrestable offences
106.Section 3 add, the following offences to the list of specified offences which are arrestable offences:-
	the offence of making a false application for a passport;
	the offence of possession of cannabis or cannabis resin (which are controlled drugs);
	the offence of making a false application for a driving licence, etc;
In relation to drugs, this provision allows the police to continue to arrest without a warrant persons in possession of cannabis or cannabis resin following the drugs' reclassification from Class B to Class C under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.  The date of reclassification is 29 January 2004.