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Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967

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Section 5: Failing to give information

This section states that where a person has committed an arrestable offence, it shall be the duty of every other person who knows or believes:

  • that the offence or some other arrestable offence has been committed; and
  • that he has information which is likely to secure, or to be of material assistance in securing, the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of any person for that offence;

to give that information, within a reasonable time, to a constable and if, without reasonable excuse, he fails to do so then that person is guilty of an offence.

This places an onus on individuals to inform a constable.

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