Intoxicating Substances Act 1987 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Evidence and Enforcement
7. Powers of arrest
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officer of the Bureau
“officer of the Bureau” means the Director or any person appointed under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 as a Deputy Director, an Assistant Director or an officer of the Central Narcotics Bureau;
Any person arrested under subsection (1), together with any article liable to seizure, must be taken to the Central Narcotics Bureau or a police station and may be searched.
article liable to seizure
“article liable to seizure” means anything by means of or in respect of which an offence under this Act has been committed or which contains evidence of an offence under this Act;
A woman must not be searched under this Part except by another woman and with strict regard to decency.
An officer making an arrest under this section may seize and detain any article liable to seizure.