Section 313 — Immigration Act 2009: Initial period of detention for up to 96 hours without warrant

313 Initial period of detention for up to 96 hours without warrant (1) Where a person is liable to arrest and detention under this Part, a constable may, and if requested by an immigration officer must, for a purpose set out in section 310 arrest the person without warrant and place him or her in custody. (2) A person arrested and detained under this section may be detained only as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose of the arrest and detention without further authority than this section, but must not be detained for a period longer than 96 hours. (3) The period of 96 hours in subsection (2) is to be determined inclusive of any time during which the person was detained by an immigration officer under section 312 .