Verbatim - LEPRA s99

Question 1

What is LEPRA s99 title?

Answer 1

Power of police officers to arrest without warrant

Question 2

What is section 99 (1) only?

Answer 2

A police officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person if

Question 3

What is section 99 (1) (a) only?

Answer 3

The police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the person is committing or has committed an offence, and

Question 4

What is section 99 (1) (b) only?

Answer 4

The police officer is satisfied that the arrest is reasonably necessary for any one or more of the following reasons -

Question 5

What is section 99 (1) (b) (i) only?
Hint: f-i-n-e-C-h-a-p-s

Answer 5

Committing
(i) to stop the person committing or repeating the offence or committing another offence,

Question 6

What is section 99 (1) (b) (ii) only?
Hint: F-i-n-e-c-h-a-p-s

Answer 6

Fleeing
(ii) to stop the person fleeing from a police officer or from the location of the offence,

Question 7

What is section 99 (1) (b) (iii) only?
Hint: f-I-n-e-c-h-a-p-s

Answer 7

Identity
(iii) to enable inquiries to be made to establish the person’s identity if it cannot be readily established or if the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that identity information provided is false,

Question 8

What is section 99 (1) (b) (iv) only?
Hint: f-i-n-e-c-h-A-p-s

Answer 8

Appearance
(iv) to ensure that the person appears before a court in relation to the offence,

Question 9

What is section 99 (1) (b) (v) only?
Hint: f-i-n-e-c-h-a-P-s

Answer 9

Property
(v) to obtain property in the possession of the person that is connected with the offence,

Question 10

What is section 99 (1) (b) (vi) only?
Hint: f-i-n-E-c-h-a-p-s

Answer 10

Evidence
(vi) to preserve evidence of the offence or prevent the fabrication of evidence,

Question 11

What is section 99 (1) (b) (vii) only?
Hint: f-i-n-e-c-H-a-p-s

Answer 11

Harassment
(vii) to prevent the harassment of, or interference with, any person who may give evidence in relation to the offence,

Question 12

What is section 99 (1) (b) (vii) only?
Hint: f-i-n-e-c-h-a-p-S

Answer 12

Safety
(viii) to protect the safety or welfare of any person (including the person arrested),

Question 13

What is section 99 (1) (b) (ix) only?
Hint: f-i-N-e-c-h-a-p-s

Answer 13

Nature
(ix) because of the nature and seriousness of the offence.

Question 14

What is each letter in FINECHAPS (LEPRA s99); and the word the letter stands for?

Answer 14

F – FLEEING
I – IDENTITY
N – NATURE
E – EVIDENCE
C – COMMITTING
H – HARRASSMENT
A – APPEARANCE
P – PROPERTY
S – SAFETY