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SERIOUS OFFENDERS ACT 2018 (NO. 27 OF 2018) - SECT 323

Security officer may arrest without warrant

    (1)     In performing the functions of a security officer under this Act, a security officer may arrest without warrant an offender if the security officer believes on reasonable grounds that the offender has committed an indictable offence.

    (2)     A security officer who has arrested an offender under subsection (1)—

        (a)     must deliver the offender into the custody of a police officer as soon as practicable after the arrest to be dealt with according to law; and

        (b)     may detain the offender in a suitable place until the offender is delivered into the custody of a police officer under paragraph (a).



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