s 56 Powers of arrest
(1) Any officer of excise may arrest without warrant— (a) any person found committing or attempting to commit, or employing or aiding any person to commit, or abetting the commission of, an offence against this Act or any regulations made thereunder; (b) any person whom he may reasonably suspect to have in his possession any goods liable to seizure under this Act; and (c) any person against whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he has been guilty of an offence against this Act or any regulations made thereunder, and may search or cause to be searched any person so arrested: Provided that no female shall be searched except by another female with strict regard to decency. (2) Every person so arrested shall be taken to a police station or may be detained in the custody of the proper officer. (3) If any person liable to arrest under this Act is not arrested at the time of committing the offence for which he is so liable, or after arrest makes his escape he may at any time thereafter be arrested and dealt with as if he had been arrested at the time of committing such offence. (4) Every person so arrested may be released from custody— (a) on his depositing such reasonable sum of money as the proper officer of excise may require; (b) on his executing a bond, with such surety or sureties, as the proper officer of excise may require; or (c) on his depositing such reasonable sum of money as the proper officer of excise may require and his executing a bond, with such surety or sureties, as the proper officer of excise may require. (5) Any person who has been released from custody under subsection (4) may be arrested without warrant by any officer of excise— (a) if such officer has reasonable grounds for believing that any condition on or subject to which such person was released or otherwise admitted to bail has been or is likely to be breached; or (b) on being notified in writing by the surety of such person that such person is likely to breach any condition on or subject to which such person was released and that the surety wishes to be relieved of his obligation as surety.