Weights and Measures Act 1975 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Administration
31. Powers of arrest, etc.
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inspector
“inspector” means an inspector of weights and measures appointed under section 29;
A person arrested under this section may be detained at any police station or at the office of the Controller to be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 and must not be detained longer than is necessary for bringing him or her before a Magistrate’s Court.
Controller
“Controller” means the Controller of Weights and Measures appointed under section 29 and includes any officer duly authorised by the Controller to act on his or her behalf;
An offence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act is deemed to be an arrestable offence for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 and an inspector may exercise any of the special powers relating to investigation of arrestable offences conferred upon a police officer by that Code.