(1)
Any officer of the local authority authorized by the local authority or any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who commits in his presence or whom he reasonably believes to have committed any offence under this Act or any bylaw, rule or regulation—
(a)
if the name or address of the person is unknown to him and the person declines to give his name and address; or
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(b)
if there is reason to doubt the accuracy of the name or address.
(2)
A person arrested under this section shall be detained and shall be brought before a Magistrate’s Court within twenty-four hours unless his name and address are sooner ascertained.