Private Security Industry Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Inspections and Powers of Enforcement
29. Power to investigate
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In any case relating to the commission of an offence under this Act (other than section 17A, 17B or 17C), the licensing officer or any police officer duly authorised in writing in that behalf by the licensing officer may exercise all or any of the special powers in relation to arrestable offences given by the Criminal Procedure Code 2010*.
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;
To avoid doubt, section 16 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010* (relating to the procedure in non-arrestable cases) applies in relation to an offence under section 17A, 17B or 17C that is treated as a non-arrestable offence by virtue of section 28(1A).