Section 26
Power to erect road barriers
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, any police officer may, if he considers it necessary so to do for the maintenance and preservation of law and order or for the prevention or detection of crime, erect or place or cause to be erected or placed any barriers on or across any public road or street or in any public place in such manner as he may think fit; and any police officer may take all reasonable steps to prevent any person from passing or any vehicle from being driven past any such barrier.
(2)
Any person who fails to comply with any reasonable signal of a police officer requiring such person or vehicle to stop before reaching any such barrier shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding *two thousand ringgit or to both; and any police officer may, without warrant, arrest such person unless he gives his name and address and otherwise satisfies the police officer that he will duly answer any summons or other proceedings that may be taken against him.
(3)
No police officer shall be liable for any loss, injury or damage caused to any person or property consequent upon his taking the steps mentioned in subsection (1).