§ 112 — Power of arrest

112.—(1) An authorised officer may arrest without warrant any individual whom the authorised officer reasonably believes has committed an arrestable offence under this Act and —(a)

is found in any place or premises —(i)

that is an approved gambling venue;

(ii)

where a licensee, a class licensee or a gambling service agent of a licensee, has an office or keeps records that relate to any gambling service provided by the licensee or class licensee; or

(iii)

that is occupied by a licensee, a class licensee or a gambling service agent of a licensee, and adjacent to any place or premises mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii); or

(b)

is found escaping from any place or premises mentioned in paragraph (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) before, on or after the authorised officer enters the place or premises as authorised to do so under this Act.

(2) An authorised officer may without warrant also seize all gambling articles found on the individual arrested under subsection (1).

(3) Except as provided in subsection (1), an authorised officer may exercise all or any of the powers in relation to investigations into an arrestable offence conferred by the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 on a police officer —(a)

in any case relating to the commission of an arrestable offence under any provision of this Act; or

(b)

in any case where an arrestable offence involving gambling is disclosed under any other written law in the course of an investigation under this Act.

—(1) An authorised officer may arrest without warrant any individual whom the authorised officer reasonably believes has committed an arrestable offence under this Act and —(a)

is found in any place or premises —(i)

that is an approved gambling venue;

(ii)

where a licensee, a class licensee or a gambling service agent of a licensee, has an office or keeps records that relate to any gambling service provided by the licensee or class licensee; or

(iii)

that is occupied by a licensee, a class licensee or a gambling service agent of a licensee, and adjacent to any place or premises mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii); or

(b)

is found escaping from any place or premises mentioned in paragraph (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) before, on or after the authorised officer enters the place or premises as authorised to do so under this Act.

(2) An authorised officer may without warrant also seize all gambling articles found on the individual arrested under subsection (1).

(3) Except as provided in subsection (1), an authorised officer may exercise all or any of the powers in relation to investigations into an arrestable offence conferred by the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 on a police officer —(a)

in any case relating to the commission of an arrestable offence under any provision of this Act; or

(b)

in any case where an arrestable offence involving gambling is disclosed under any other written law in the course of an investigation under this Act.