ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 1996 SYARIAH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1996
PART III - OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1 - OF INFORMATION TO JUDGE AND RELIGIOUS ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Section 8. Public when to assist Judge, ect
Every person is bound to assist a Judge, Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer, reasonably demanding his aid -
(a) in the taking or preventing the escape of any other person whom such Judge, Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer is authorized to arrest; or
(b) in the prevention of a breach of the peace arising from the act of arrest and detention.