(1) If any person is found committing an offence under this Act or is reasonably suspected of having committed, or has attempted to commit, or is about to commit, such an offence, he may be arrested without a warrant.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), if any person in a prohibited place is found offending or suspected of offending against this Act he may be arrested with or without a warrant, by a police officer or any member of the armed forces and shall be brought forthwith before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kuasa untuk menangkap
(1) Jika seseorang didapati melakukan sesuatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini atau disyaki dengan munasabah telah melakukan, atau telah cuba melakukan, atau hampir hendak melakukan, sesuatu kesalahan itu, dia boleh ditangkap tanpa waran.
(2) Tanpa menghadkan keluasan subseksyen (1), jika seseorang di dalam sesuatu tempat larangan didapati melakukan atau disyaki melakukan perbuatan yang bersalahan dengan Akta ini, dia boleh ditangkap dengan atau tanpa waran oleh seseorang pegawai polis atau seseorang anggota angkatan tentera dan hendaklah dibawa dengan serta-merta ke hadapan seorang Majistret untuk diambil tindakan terhadapnya mengikut undang-undang.
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).
