Singapore legislation
Section 12
Section 12
Power to arrest without warrant
(1)
Any police officer, officer of customs or authorised officer may stop and arrest without warrant any person who within his or her view commits an offence under this Act.
(2)
Such person must not be arrested if the person satisfies the police officer, officer of customs or authorised officer as to the person’s name and residence in Singapore and that the person does not intend to abscond.
(3)
Any person who, without reasonable excuse —
refuses or fails to comply with a request of a police officer, an officer of customs or an authorised officer under this section for the person’s name and residence in Singapore; or
in response to the request, gives a name that is false in a material particular, or gives an address other than the person’s full and correct residential address,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(4)
A police officer, an officer of customs or an authorised officer making an arrest under subsection (1) must not restrain the person arrested more than is necessary to prevent the person’s escape.
(5)
A person arrested under this section may be detained until the person’s name and address are correctly ascertained except that a person so arrested must not be detained longer than is permitted by written law and is necessary for bringing the person before a court unless the order of a court for the person’s detention is obtained.