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In force2020 Revised Edition

Part 6 · Miscellaneous and Supplementary Provisions

44. Powers of arrest

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(1)

Any police officer or any authorised officer may without a warrant arrest any person who has committed an offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act.

(2)

Where a person is arrested and not released, he or she must without unreasonable delay and in any case within 24 hours (excluding the time of any necessary journey) be produced before a Magistrate.

(3)

In any case relating to the commission of an offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act, an authorised officer has all the powers of a police officer under the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 in relation to an investigation into an arrestable offence.

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