s 45 Duty to arrest persons ordered to be detained
45.—(1) Any police officer may, without warrant, arrest any person found at large in respect of whom there is in existence a detention order made by the Minister under section 30(1) and shall forthwith report the arrest to the Commissioner of Police.[12/2018]
(2) Any person arrested under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be in lawful custody and may be detained for a period not exceeding 48 hours in any prison or in any police station pending the issuing of instructions by the Minister for his further detention.
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