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Formal Consolidation |  1999 RevEd
Power of arrest
47.—(1)  The Commissioner or any public health officer, police officer or authorised officer may arrest without warrant any person committing in his view or who he has reason to believe has committed any offence under this Act or the regulations if —
(a)the name and address of the person are unknown to him;
(b)the person omits or refuses to give his name and address or to furnish such other proof of identity as may be required; or
(c)the person gives a name or an address or any proof of identity which the Commissioner, public health officer, police officer or authorised officer, as the case may be, has reason to believe is false.
(2)  A person arrested under this section may be detained until his name and address are correctly ascertained.
(3)  No person so arrested under this section shall be detained longer than is necessary for bringing him before a court unless the order of a court for his detention is obtained.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 4 of 2002
Power of arrest
47.—(1)  The Director-General, police officer or authorised officer may arrest without warrant any person committing in his view or who he has reason to believe has committed any offence under this Act or the regulations if —
(a)the name and address of the person are unknown to him;
(b)the person omits or refuses to give his name and address or to furnish such other proof of identity as may be required; or
(c)the person gives a name or an address or any proof of identity which the Director-General, police officer or authorised officer, as the case may be, has reason to believe is false.
(2)  A person arrested under this section may be detained until his name and address are correctly ascertained.
(3)  No person so arrested under this section shall be detained longer than is necessary for bringing him before a court unless the order of a court for his detention is obtained.