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Police Offences Act 1935
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56 Procedure on arrest
(1) [Section 56 Subsection (1) omitted by No. 72 of 1995, s. 19 ]. . . . . . . .
(2) *[Section 56 Subsection (2) amended by No. 72 of 1995, s. 19 ]*It is the duty of every police officer to receive into custody any person arrested by a private person charged with an offence.