ENACTMENT NO. 5 OF 2006 SYARIAH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ENACTMENT 2006
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 of Perlis 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.