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Formal Consolidation |  2012 RevEd
Surrender of travel document
112.—(1)  Notwithstanding any other written law —
(a)a police officer of or above the rank of sergeant, with the written consent of an authorised officer;
(b)the head or director of any other law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank; or
(c)any officer of a prescribed law enforcement agency, with the written consent of the head or director of that law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank,
may require a person whom he has reasonable grounds for believing has committed any offence to surrender his travel document.
(2)  Any person who fails to surrender his travel document as required under subsection (1) may be arrested and taken before a Magistrate.
(3)  If the person arrested and taken before the Magistrate under subsection (2) is unable to show good reasons for not surrendering his travel document, the Magistrate may commit him to prison until he surrenders his travel document.
(4)  For the purposes of subsection (3), a certificate signed by an authorised officer, or the head or director of any law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank, or the head or director of any prescribed law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank, as the case may be, to the effect that the prisoner has complied with the requirements to surrender his travel document is sufficient warrant for the Director of Prisons to release the prisoner.
(5)  In this section and section 113 —
“authorised officer” means a police officer of or above the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police who is authorised by the Commissioner of Police to give a written consent referred to in subsection (1)(a);
“prescribed law enforcement agency” means a law enforcement agency prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1)(c) by the Minister charged with the responsibility for that law enforcement agency.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 1 of 2014
Surrender of travel document
112.—(1)  Notwithstanding any other written law —
(a)a police officer of or above the rank of sergeant, with the written consent of an authorised officer;
(b)the head or director of any other law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank; or
(c)any officer of a prescribed law enforcement agency, with the written consent of the head or director of that law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank,
may require a person whom he has reasonable grounds for believing has committed any offence to surrender his travel document.
(2)  Any person who fails to surrender his travel document as required under subsection (1) may be arrested and taken before a Magistrate.
(3)  If the person arrested and taken before the Magistrate under subsection (2) is unable to show good reasons for not surrendering his travel document, the Magistrate may commit him to prison until he surrenders his travel document.
(4)  For the purposes of subsection (3), a certificate signed by an authorised officer, or the head or director of any law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank, or the head or director of any prescribed law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank, as the case may be, to the effect that the prisoner has complied with the requirements to surrender his travel document is sufficient warrant for the Commissioner of Prisons to release the prisoner.
[Act 1 of 2014 wef 01/07/2014]
(5)  In this section and section 113 —
“authorised officer” means a police officer of or above the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police who is authorised by the Commissioner of Police to give a written consent referred to in subsection (1)(a);
“prescribed law enforcement agency” means a law enforcement agency prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1)(c) by the Minister charged with the responsibility for that law enforcement agency.
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