17—Amendment of section 79—Arrest without warrant if warrant has been issued
(1) Section 79(2)—delete "forthwith" and substitute:
, as soon as reasonably practicable,
(2) Section 79—after subsection (2) insert:
(3) If a person taken into custody is in need of medical treatment before being delivered as required under this section, the requirement to deliver the person as soon as reasonably practicable does not prevent the immediate provision of necessary medical treatment.