Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 18
s 18 Arrest without warrant
Without prejudice to the provisions of any other written law, any Religious Enforcement Officer, police officer or Pegawai Masjid may, without an order from a Judge and without a warrant, arrest—
(a) any person who has been concerned in any seizable offence in the Federal Territories or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made or credible information has been received or a reasonable suspicion exists that he has been so concerned;
(b) any person who has committed or attempted to commit in his presence any offence involving a breach of the peace;
(c) any person against whom a warrant issued under this Act is still in force, although such warrant is not in his possession.
Malay text (authoritative)
Menangkap tanpa waran
Tanpa menjejaskan peruntukan mana-mana undang-undang bertulis lain, mana-mana Pegawai Penguat Kuasa Agama, pegawai polis atau Pegawai Masjid boleh, tanpa perintah daripada Hakim dan tanpa waran, menangkap—
(a) mana-mana orang yang kena-mengena dengan apa-apa kesalahan boleh tangkap di dalam Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan atau yang terhadapnya suatu aduan yang munasabah telah dibuat atau maklumat yang boleh dipercayai telah diterima atau syak yang munasabah wujud bahawa dia telah kena-mengena sedemikian;
(b) mana-mana orang yang telah melakukan atau cuba melakukan di hadapannya apa-apa kesalahan yang melibatkan pecah keamanan;
(c) mana-mana orang yang terhadapnya waran yang telah dikeluarkan di bawah Akta ini masih berkuat kuasa, walaupun waran itu tidak ada dalam milikannya.
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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).
