Malaysia legislation
Section 57
Section 57
(1)
An enforcement officer, a police officer or an officer of customs may arrest without warrant any person whom he sees or finds committing or attempting to commit or whom he reasonably suspects of being engaged in committing or attempting to commit any offence against this Enactment or any subsidiary legislation made under this Enactment if the person -
(a)
refuses to give his name and residence;
(b)
gives a name or residence which has reason to believe to be false;
(c)
is likely to abscond; or
(d)
gives his residence in a place not within Sabah.
(2)
Every person so arrested under subsection (1) shall without unnecessary delay be handed over to the nearest police officer or in the absence of a police officer be taken to the nearest police station.
(3)
The police officer shall re-arrest every person so arrested under subsection
(1)
and deal with it as provided under section 24 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
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Search and seizure without warrant