Section 31

Subject to subsection (2), any police officer may arrest without warrant any person offending in his sight against any of the provisions of this Act, or reasonably suspected of committing any offence against this Act unless such person gives his name and address and satisfies such officer that he will duly answer any summons or other proceeding that may be taken against him.

Any animal, conveyance or article concerning, by or for which an offence has been or is reasonably believed to have been committed may be seized and taken to a pound or police station and there kept until the charge has been disposed of, unless sooner given up by order of a Magistrate or any police officer in charge of a police station or any police officer not below the rank of sergeant:

Provided that where any property so seized and detained is subject to speedy and natural decay or is in the opinion of the

Chief Police Officer of less value than ten ringgit, such property may be sold at any time and the net proceeds of such sale shall be retained and disposed of in such manner as the Magistrate may on the trial of the charge direct.

Power to compound offences 32.

The Inspector General of Police or any police officer not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent specially authorized in that behalf by the Minister by notification in the Gazette may in his discretion compound any offence punishable under section 3,

6, 9, 10, 11 or 12 of this Act by accepting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed such offence a sum of money not exceeding twenty five ringgit:

Provided that no offence punishable under section 9 of this Act shall be compounded if any damage has been done by any animal mentioned in the said section.

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