Police Offences Act 1935
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55 Arrest
(1) Any police officer may arrest, without warrant, any person found offending against any of the provisions of –
(a) Division I of Part II ;
(c) [Section 55 Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2001, s. 20, Applied:17 Dec 2001] [Section 55 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2004, s. 11, Applied:23 Sep 2004] [Section 55 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2010, s. 5, Applied:27 Jul 2010] section 15B , 15C , 15D or 15F ; or
(ca) [Section 55 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2007, s. 17, Applied:21 Nov 2007] section 20K ; or
(d) [Section 55 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2004, s. 11, Applied:23 Sep 2004] section 37J(1) .
(2) Where a police officer is empowered to arrest any such person, it is the duty of such officer to exercise such power unless he has reasonable grounds for believing that the purposes of this Act, or of the Act conferring such power, as the case may be, will be adequately served by proceeding against the offender by summons.
(2A) *[Section 55 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 74 of 1982, s. 8 ]*A police officer may arrest, without warrant, any person found offending against section 14A .
(2B) [Section 55 Subsection (2B) amended by No. 22 of 2022, s. 5, Applied:20 Sep 2022] [Section 55 Subsection (2B) amended by No. 77 of 2003, s. 8, Applied:15 Dec 2003] *[Section 55 Subsection (2B) inserted by No. 74 of 1982, s. 8 ]**[Section 55 Subsection (2B) amended by No. 4 of 1992, s. 6 ]*Subject to , a police officer may arrest, without warrant, any person whom he believes on reasonable grounds to be on or in any land, building, structure, premises, aircraft, vehicle or vessel without the consent of the owner, occupier or person in charge of the land, building, structure, premises, aircraft, vehicle or vessel.