45.—(1) Any police officer may, without warrant, arrest any person found at large in respect of whom there is in existence a detention order made by the Minister under section 30(1) and shall forthwith report the arrest to the Commissioner of Police.
[Act 12 of 2018 wef 01/01/2019]
(2) Any person arrested under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be in lawful custody and may be detained for a period not exceeding 48 hours in any prison or in any police station pending the issuing of instructions by the Minister for his further detention.