Section 29
Provisions relating to arrest without warrant
An officer of customs making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions of this Act, as to bail or previous release, take or send the person arrested before a
Magistrates’ Court.
(2)
No officer of customs shall detain in custody a person arrested without a warrant for a longer period than under the circumstances of the case is reasonable; and such period shall not exceed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrates’ Court.
(3)
No person who has been arrested by an officer of customs shall be released except on his own bond or on bail or under a special order in writing by a Magistrate or a senior officer of customs.