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Patents Act 1983 s 69

Patents Act 1983 s 69

Sections 4–7 were repealed by later amendments.

s 69 Powers of arrest

(1) Any authorized officer or police officer may arrest without warrant any person whom he sees or finds committing or attempting to commit or abetting the commission of an offence or whom he reasonably suspects of being engaged in committing or attempting to commit or abetting, the commission of any offence against this Act if such person refuses or fails to furnish his name and residence or there are reasonable grounds for believing in that he has furnished a false name or residence or that he is likely to abscond. (2) Any authorized officer or police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay, bring the person arrested to the nearest police station. (3) No person who has been arrested by an authorized officer or police officer shall be released except on his own bond or on bail or on the special order in writing of a Magistrate.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kuasa untuk menangkap

(1) Mana-mana pegawai berkuasa atau pegawai polis boleh menangkap tanpa waran mana-mana orang yang dilihatnya atau didapatinya melakukan atau cuba melakukan atau bersubahat melakukan sesuatu kesalahan atau sesiapa yang disyakinya dengan munasabahnya terlibat melakukan atau cuba melakukan atau bersubahat melakukan sesuatu kesalahan terhadap Akta ini jika orang itu enggan atau gagal memberi nama dan tempat tinggalnya atau ada didapati alasan yang munasabah bagi mempercayai bahawa dia telah memberi nama atau tempat tinggal palsu atau bahawa dia mungkin akan melarikan diri. (2) Mana-mana pegawai berkuasa atau pegawai polis yang membuat tangkapan tanpa waran hendaklah, tanpa kelengahan yang tidak perlu, membawa orang yang ditangkap itu ke balai polis yang terdekat. (3) Tiada seorangpun yang telah ditangkap oleh seorang pegawai berkuasa atau pegawai polis boleh dilepaskan kecuali atas bonnya sendiri atau atas jaminan atau atas perintah khas secara bertulis daripada Majistret.

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Text as at 1 November 2023 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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