charlie caller 3,654 Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Yes Dan correct all covered by citizens arrest powers which a keeper would be acting under, the same as a store detective/security guard, a keeper has the same powers of arrest as a normal first class citizen, not those of a police officer, so going back to my earlier statement, a keeper is first and foremost required to escort/ask to leave any persons poaching, unless they were going to assault him, what right minded person would not leave at the keepers request?In doing so the keepers CIVIL powers of arrest are negated, it would not even be "technically" lawful to affect an arrest under those circumstances.So to be clear a keeper has the right to arrest and detain a suspecthttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo4/9/69/section/2 Yes under certain very limited circumstances, I would love to come out with you one night and apprehend some poachers and threaten them with transportation for seven years brilliant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danw 1,748 Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Yes Dan correct all covered by citizens arrest powers which a keeper would be acting under, the same as a store detective/security guard, a keeper has the same powers of arrest as a normal first class citizen, not those of a police officer, so going back to my earlier statement, a keeper is first and foremost required to escort/ask to leave any persons poaching, unless they were going to assault him, what right minded person would not leave at the keepers request?In doing so the keepers CIVIL powers of arrest are negated, it would not even be "technically" lawful to affect an arrest under those circumstances.So to be clear a keeper has the right to arrest and detain a suspecthttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo4/9/69/section/2 Yes under certain very limited circumstances, I would love to come out with you one night and apprehend some poachers and threaten them with transportation for seven years brilliant. If I thought I could get transported to Australia for poaching I'd hand myself in lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charlie caller 3,654 Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Hahaha yes I think if you could still get transported most of the lads on here would be wearing hats with dangly corks on and saying g-day, I know I would in years gone by well if I had ever been caught 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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