Singapore legislation

Clause 18

Powers of arrest, etc.

(1)

A person who is reasonably suspected by any police officer or any officer appointed for the purposes of this Act of having committed an offence under this Act or any of the rules made thereunder shall give his name and address to the police officer or officer, if so required.

(2)

Any police officer, or any officer appointed for the purposes of this Act and generally or specially authorised to do so, may within a public park arrest any person committing in his view or who he has reasonable cause to believe has committed an offence under this Act or any of the rules made thereunder —

(a)

if the name and address of the person are unknown to him;

(b)

if the person declines to give his name and address; and

(c)

if there is reason to doubt the accuracy of the name and address, if given.

(3)

A person arrested under this section may be detained until his name and address are correctly ascertained:Provided that no person so arrested shall be detained longer than is necessary for bringing him before a court unless the order of a court for his detention is obtained.

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