Part 4: Police Powers Chapter 3: Powers Under PACE: Miscellaneous Section 72: PACE: entry and search of premises for the purpose of arrest
Section 17 of PACE provides the police with the power to enter and search premises for the purposes of arrest. This section amends section 17 to provide the police with the power of entry to premises to exercise their existing power to make an arrest for breach of bail, whether pre- or post-charge, under any of the powers set out in the section.