Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
The Control of Supplies Act 1961 [Act 122], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 10—
(a)
by substituting for paragraph (1)(a) the following paragraph:
“(a) arrest without warrant any person whom he reasonably believes has committed or is attempting to commit an offence under this Act; and”;
CONTROL OF SUPPLIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022
(b)
by renumbering the existing subsection (1 a)
as subsection (1b); and
(c)
by inserting before the renumbered subsection (1b)
the following subsection:
“(1a) The Controller, supplies officer, police officer not below the rank of Inspector or customs officer making an arrest under paragraph (1)(a) shall without unnecessary delay take such person to the nearest police station, and thereafter the person shall be dealt with as is provided for by the Criminal Procedure
Code [Act 593].”.
New sections 12a and 12b