Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2011
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Power of arrest. |
4.— (1) A member of the Garda Síochána may arrest without warrant any person whom he or she suspects, upon reasonable grounds, of having committed an offence under section 2 or 3 . | |
(2) A member of the Garda Síochána may require a person whom he or she suspects of having committed an offence under section 2 or 3 to inform the member of his or her name and the address at which he or she resides. | ||
(3) A person who— | ||
(a) fails or refuses to comply with a requirement under subsection (2), or | ||
(b) in purported compliance with such requirement, provides a member of the Garda Síochána with information that is false or misleading in a material respect, | ||
is guilty of an offence and is liable, on summary conviction, to a class E fine. | ||
(4) A member of the Garda Síochána shall not perform functions under subsection (1) while in a dwelling unless he or she is in the dwelling with the consent of the owner or occupier of the dwelling. | ||
(5) For the purposes of this section, a person resides at his or her main residence or, if he or she has no main residence, his or her usual place of abode or, if he or she has no usual place of abode, the place which he or she regularly visits. |