Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 20
A Pegawai Masjid making an arrest without a warrant shall without unnecessary delay hand over the person so arrested to the nearest Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer or, in the absence of such officer, take such person to the nearest police station, and a Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer shall re-arrest every person so arrested.
Orang yang ditangkap oleh Pegawai Masjid: bagaimana hendak diperlakukan
Seseorang Pegawai Masjid yang membuat suatu penangkapan tanpa waran hendaklah tanpa kelengahan yang tidak perlu menyerahkan orang yang ditangkap sedemikian kepada Pegawai Penguat Kuasa Agama atau pegawai polis yang terdekat atau, jika pegawai itu tidak ada, membawa orang itu ke balai polis yang terdekat, dan seseorang Pegawai Penguat Kuasa Agama atau pegawai polis hendaklah menangkap semula tiap-tiap orang yang ditangkap sedemikian.
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).