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s 31 Arrest
(1) Subject to subsection (2), any police officer may arrest without warrant any person offending in his sight against any of the provisions of this Act, or reasonably suspected of committing any offence against this Act unless such person gives his name and address and satisfies such officer that he will duly answer any summons or other proceeding that may be taken against him.
(2) Any animal, conveyance or article concerning, by or for which an offence has been or is reasonably believed to have been committed may be seized and taken to a pound or police station and there kept until the charge has been disposed of, unless sooner given up by order of a Magistrate or any police officer in charge of a police station or any police officer not below the rank of sergeant:
Provided that where any property so seized and detained is subject to speedy and natural decay or is in the opinion of the Chief Police Officer of less value than ten ringgit, such property may be sold at any time and the net proceeds of such sale shall be retained and disposed of in such manner as the Magistrate may on the trial of the charge direct.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Tertakluk kepada peruntukan subseksyen (2), Tangkapan. mana-mána pegawai polis boleh menangkap tanpa [Pin. Akra 40167.1 watan mana-mana orang yang pada penglihatannya melakukan kesalahan peruntukan Akta ini, atau disyaki dengan munasabah melakukan apa-apa kesalahan terhadap Akta ini melainkan orang tersebut memberi nama dan alamatnya dan memuaskan hati pegawai itu bahawa dia akan prengiagabi deanam seajarya bpterapad saman
(2) Mana-mana haiwan, kenderaan atau artikel yang mengenainya, dengannya atau baginya suatu kesalahan telah atau dipercayai dengan munasabah telah dilakukan boleh disita dan dibawa ke suatu paun atau balai polis dan disimpan di situ sehingga tuduhan telah diselesaikan, melainkan dilepaskan lebih awal dengan perintah Majistret atau mana-mana pegawai polis yang menjaga sesuatu balai polis atau mana-mana pegawai polis yang berpangkat tidak kurang daripada sarjan: Dengan syarat bahawa jika apa-apa harta yang disita dan ditahan itu adalah tertakluk kepada kereputan yang cepat dan semulajadi atau pada pendapat Ketua Pegawai Polis bernilai kurang daripada sepuluh ringgit, harta tersebut boleh dijual pada bila-bila masa dan pendapatan bersih daripada jualan tersebut hendaklah disimpan dan dilupus. dengan cara sebagaimana Majistret boleh mengarahkan • dalam perbicaraan terhadap tuduhan itu.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (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).
