28. Arrest by private persons of persons fighting in public places ................................................................................... 12
29. Owners of property may arrest in certain cases .............................................................................................................. 12
30. Arrest by private person for certain offences on reasonable suspicion ................................................................... 13
31. Arrest of persons offering stolen property for sale ......................................................................................................... 13
31A. Arrest by persons in charge of ship, boat or aircraft ................................................................................................... 13
32. Procedure after arrest without warrant ............................................................................................................................... 13
B. With warrant ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
33. Warrant of arrest by judge, magistrate or justice ............................................................................................................ 15
34. Execution of warrants ................................................................................................................................................................ 15
35. Arrest on wireless or telegraphic transmission of warrant .......................................................................................... 16
36. Arresting wrong person ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
37. Irregular warrant or process ..................................................................................................................................................... 17
38. Tenor of warrant ........................................................................................................................................................................... 17
C. General ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
39. Assistance by private persons called on by officers of the law .................................................................................. 17
39A. Voluntary attendance at police station or charge office ............................................................................................. 17
39B. Police officers may restrain, etc., persons in certain circumstances without intention to arrest .................. 18
40. Breaking open of doors after failure in obtaining admission for purpose of arrest or search .......................... 18
41. Arrest-how made, and search thereon of person arrested ........................................................................................... 19
41A. Arrested person to be informed of his or her rights .................................................................................................... 19
41B. Bodily samples for investigation purposes ...................................................................................................................... 21
41C. Records to be kept of arrested and detained persons ................................................................................................. 22
41D. Search and examination of arrested person ................................................................................................................... 23
42. Resisting arrest ............................................................................................................................................................................. 24
43. Power to retake on escape ....................................................................................................................................................... 24
44. *** ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
45. Saving of other powers of arrest ........................................................................................................................................... 24
46. Saving of civil rights ................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Part VI – Search warrants, seizure, detention and disposal of property connected with offences and custody of women
unlawfully detained for immoral purposes ............................................................................................................................................. 24
47. Interpretation in Part VI .................................................................................................................................................................... 24
48. Savings as to certain powers conferred by other enactments ........................................................................................... 25
49. State may seize certain articles .................................................................................................................................................... 25
50. Article to be seized under warrant .............................................................................................................................................. 26
51. Search and seizure without warrant ............................................................................................................................................ 27
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