22. Powers of arrest
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The Commissioner, a police officer, a Medical Officer of Health or a public health auxiliary, as the case may be, may arrest without warrant any person referred to in section 21 whom he has charged with an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder if that person —
Commissioner
“Commissioner”, “Deputy Commissioner of Public Health” and “Assistant Commissioner of Public Health” mean respectively the Commissioner of Public Health, a Deputy Commissioner of Public Health and an Assistant Commissioner of Public Health appointed under section 4(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act;
omits or refuses to give his name and address or to furnish such other proof of identity as may be required; or
gives a name and address or proof of identity which the Commissioner, police officer, Medical Officer of Health or public health auxiliary, as the case may be, has reason to believe is false.
A person arrested under subsection (1) shall be released from custody when his name and address are, or proof of identity is, satisfactorily ascertained after further inquiry and investigation.
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. [20B