Personal Data Protection Act 2010 · Updated to 15 Sep 2026 · Part IX · Enforcement
127. Power of arrest
Feedback & support(1)
An authorized officer or police officer may arrest without warrant any person whom he reasonably believes has committed or is attempting to commit an offence under this Act.
(2)
An authorized officer making an arrest under subsection (1)
shall without unnecessary delay make over the person so arrested to the nearest police officer or, in the absence of a police officer, take such person to the nearest police station, and thereafter the person shall be dealt with as is provided for by the law relating to criminal procedure for the time being in force as if he had been arrested by a police officer.