CAP. 84 National Police Service [Rev. 2012] FOURTH SCHEDULE—continued OATH/AFFIRMATION OF SECRECY FIFTH SCHEDULE [Section 59(2).] ARREST AND DETENTION RULES 1. In the performance of the functions and exercise of the powers of arrest and detention set out in the Constitution and this Act or any other law, a police officer shall carry out an arrest and detention only as provided for in law. 2. A police officer shall accord an arrested or detained person all the rights set out under Articles 49, 50 and 51 of the Constitution. 3. Force shall only be used in accordance with the Sixth Schedule. 4. Every police station shall have a lock-up facility for detaining arrested persons. 5. A lock-up facility shall have— (a) hygienic conditions conducive for human habitation; (b) adequate light, toilet and washing facilities and outdoor area; (c) men and women will be kept separately; (d) juveniles and children will be kept separately from adults; and (e) police detainees will be kept separately from convicted prisoners. 6. A police officer shall only carry a firearm into a lock-up in accordance with the law. 7. A detained person shall be entitled to enjoy all the rights that do not relate to the restriction of liberty. 8. A police officer in charge of a police station or other place of detention shall— (a) maintain a register into which the following particulars in respect of detained persons shall be entered— (i) name; (ii) reasons for the arrest and detention; (iii) date and time of the arrest and detention; [Issue 1] N18 - 60

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