s 10 Power of arrest, seizure, investigation and prosecution
(1) The Controller and any supplies officer authorized in that behalf by the Controller in writing, or any police officer, or customs officer if so authorized by the Controller in writing, may— (a) arrest without warrant any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed an offence against this Act, if the person refuses to furnish his name and address or furnishes an address out of Malaysia or there are reasonable grounds for believing that he has furnished a false name or address or that he is likely to abscond: Provided that when any person has been arrested as aforesaid he shall be thereafter dealt with as provided by the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593]; and (b) seize any supplies which he considers it necessary to seize in relation to the evidence necessary to establish the commission of any such offence. (2) The Controller and any supplies officer authorized in writing by the Controller in that behalf, any police officer not below the rank of Sergeant and any officer in charge of a police station, may in relation to any investigation in respect of any offence against this Act without order of the Public Prosecutor exercise the special powers in relation to police investigations given by the Criminal Procedure Code in any seizable case. (3) Any prosecution in respect of an offence against this Act may be conducted by the Controller, a Deputy Controller or other supplies officer, or by any person authorized to conduct prosecutions under the Price Control Act 1946 [Act 121].