Prisons Act 1933 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · General
81B. Power to arrest persons unlawfully at large
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Any prison officer may, without warrant, arrest any person who is unlawfully at large under —
prison officer
“prison officer” means any prison officer appointed under section 20 and includes the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and any Superintendent;
this Act or any regulations made thereunder;
any regulations made under section 428 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 (as in force before the date of commencement of section 44 of the Criminal Procedure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2024) in relation to the treatment, training and detention of persons sentenced to reformative training, corrective training or preventive detention; or
any regulations made under section 58 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 in relation to the granting of leave to an inmate for the purpose of his or her employment outside an approved institution or a community rehabilitation centre and to return to his or her residence or any other designated place.
If a person mentioned in subsection (1) forcibly resists or tries to evade arrest —
the prison officer may use all reasonable means necessary to make the arrest; but(b)the person arrested must not be restrained more than is necessary to prevent his or her escape.