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Laws of Malaysia
Act 593
Part III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter III
AID AND INFORMATION TO MAGISTRATES AND
POLICE AND PERSONS MAKING ARRESTS
Section
11. Public, when to assist Magistrates, Justices of the Peace and police
12. Aid to persons other than police officer executing warrant
13. Public to give information of certain matters
14. Police officer bound to report certain matters
Chapter IV
ARREST, ESCAPE AND RETAKING
15. Arrest, how made
16. Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
17. Search of persons in place searched under warrant
18. Power to break open any place for purposes of liberation
19. No unnecessary restraint and mode of searching women
20. Search of persons arrested
20a. Procedure on search of a person
21. Power to seize offensive weapons
22. Search of person for name and address
23. When police or penghulu may arrest without warrant
24. Refusal to give name and residence
25. How person arrested by penghulu is to be dealt with
26. Pursuit of offenders
27. Arrest by private persons and procedure in such cases
28. How person arrested is to be dealt with and detention for more than
twenty-four hours
28a. Rights of person arrested
29. Release of person arrested
30. Offence committed in Magistrate’s presence
31. Arrest by or in presence of Magistrate