Section 18. Arrest without warrant. (SYARIAH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ENACTMENT 2004

ENACTMENT NO. 9 OF 2004
SYARIAH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ENACTMENT 2004

PART III - OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 2 - Of Arrest, Escape and Re-arrest

Section 18. Arrest without warrant.

Without prejudice to the provisions of any other written law, any Religious Enforcement Officer, Police Officer or Pegawai Masjid may, without an order from a Judge and without a warrant, arrest -

(a)

any person who has been concerned in any seizable offence in the State Sabah or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made or credible information has been received or a reasonable suspicion exists that he has been so concerned;

(b)

any person who has committed or attempted to commit in his presence any offence involving a breach of the peace;

(c)

any person against whom a warrant issued under this Enactment is still in force, although such warrant is not in his possession.