Malaysia legislation
Section 18
Section 18
(a)
to effect the arrest of any person who fails to comply with an order under section 7 or whom he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to have committed in a proclaimed area an offence against section 23,24,25 or 29 or punishable under section 28 or against any provision of any written law for the time being specified in the Second Schedule;
(b)
to overcome forcible resistance offered by any person to the arrest; or
(c)
to prevent the escape from arrest or the rescue of any person arrested as aforesaid, to use such force as, in the circumstances of the case, may be reasonably necessary, which force may extend to the use of lethal weapons.
(2)
Every person arrested in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) shall as soon as possible after his arrest be clearly warned of paragraph (c) of that subsection.
(3)
Nothing in this section contained shall derogate from the right of private defence contained in sections 96 to 106 inclusive of the Penal Code.
(4)
The Second Schedule may be added to, varied or amended by resolution passed by both Houses of Parliament.
Control of arms