Section 20
Powers of members of armed forces
of Public Order (Preservation) Act 1958
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Section 20
(2)
The provisions of Chapter IV of the Criminal Procedure Code shall apply to a member of the armed forces exercising powers under subsection (1) in like manner as they apply to a police officer.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a)
"commander of any armed forces" means a commissioned officer for the time being in command of members of the armed forces in the proclaimed area;
(b)
a commissioned officer of any armed forces shall be deemed to be of equivalent rank to a police officer above the rank of Sergeant and a Sergeant or Petty officer of any armed forces shall be deemed to be of equivalent rank to a police officer of the rank of Sergeant.