Private Security Industry Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Inspections and Powers of Enforcement
28. Power to arrest
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The licensing officer or any police officer duly authorised in writing in that behalf by the licensing officer may without warrant arrest any person whom he or she reasonably suspects to have committed an offence under this Act, other than an offence under section 17A, 17B or 17C.
licensing officer
“licensing officer”, in relation to any provision in this Act, means any licensing officer appointed under section 4(1) for the purposes of that provision, and includes any assistant licensing officer appointed by such a licensing officer under section 4(2) and subject to the licensing officer’s direction and control;
Despite the Criminal Procedure Code 2010* specifying what an arrestable offence means, an offence under section 17A, 17B or 17C is to be treated as a non-arrestable offence, unless a person offends in the view of a police officer against any of those sections.
officer
“officer”, in relation to a business entity, means —(a)a director, partner, member of the board of management, chief executive, manager, secretary or other similar officer of a business entity that is a body corporate;(b)a partner of a business entity that is a partnership; or(c)a president, secretary, or any member of the committee of management of a business entity that is an unincorporated association (other than a partnership), or any person holding a position analogous to that of president, secretary or member of a committee,and includes a person who can control or substantially influence the conduct of the affairs of the business entity;
The licensing officer or any police officer duly authorised in writing in that behalf by the licensing officer arresting a person under subsection (1), or any police officer arresting a person by virtue of subsection (1A), may search such person and take possession of all articles found upon him or her which there is reason to believe were used in connection with the offence.
A person must not be searched except by a person of the same gender.
Every person so arrested must be taken to a police station.