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Section 18

Without prejudice to the provisions of any other written law, any Religious Enforcement

of Syariah Criminal Procedure Enactment 2004

State EnactmentIn forceProvision 18 of 232
Section 18

Officer, Police Officer or Pegawai Masjid may, without an order from a Judge and without a warrant, arrest -

(a)

any person who has been concerned in any seizable offence in the State Sabah or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made or credible information has been received or a reasonable suspicion exists that he has been so concerned;

(b)

any person who has committed or attempted to commit in his presence any offence involving a breach of the peace;

(c)

any person against whom a warrant issued under this Enactment is still in force, although such warrant is not in his possession.