Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 s 29
s 29 Power of arrest
(1) An enforcement officer may arrest without warrant any person—
(a) found committing or attempting to commit or abetting the commission of an offence under this Act; or
(b) whom the enforcement officer reasonably suspects of being engaged in committing or attempting to commit or abetting the commission of an offence under this Act.
(2) An enforcement officer making an arrest under subsection
(1) shall, without unnecessary delay, bring the person arrested to the nearest police station, and thereafter the person shall be dealt with in accordance with the law relating to criminal procedure for the time being in force.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kuasa penangkapan
(1) Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa boleh menangkap tanpa waran mana-mana orang—
(a) yang didapati melakukan atau cuba melakukan atau bersubahat dalam pelakuan suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini; atau
(b) yang dengan semunasabahnya disyaki oleh pegawai penguat kuasa sebagai terlibat dalam melakukan atau cuba melakukan atau bersubahat dalam pelakuan suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini.
(2) Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa yang membuat penangkapan di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah, tanpa kelengahan yang tidak perlu, membawa orang yang ditangkap itu ke balai polis yang paling hampir, dan selepas itu, orang itu hendaklah diperlakukan mengikut undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan tatacara jenayah yang sedang berkuat kuasa.
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Text as at 1 November 2014 (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).
