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| General authority |
| Search of place where person sought to be arrested has entered |
163.—(1) If any person acting with a warrant of arrest issued under section 169 or acting without a warrant of arrest under sections 164, 165 and 166 has reason to believe that any person to be arrested has entered into or is within any place, the person residing in or in charge of the place must, on demand of the person so acting, allow that person free entry to the place and afford all reasonable facilities for search in the place of the person to be arrested.
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| Powers of officers and senior military experts |
164. An officer or a senior military expert may, without a warrant of arrest, subject to regulations made under this Act, arrest —
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| Powers of servicemen |
| 165. A serviceman, other than an officer or a senior military expert, may without a warrant of arrest, subject to regulations made under this Act, arrest any serviceman, other than an officer or a senior military expert, of lower rank. [28/2009] |
| Powers of military policemen |
166.—(1) A military policeman may, without a warrant of arrest, subject to regulations made under this Act, arrest any person subject to military law.
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| Power of arrest of suspected deserters |
| 167.—(1) A police officer may arrest any person whom he or she has reasonable cause to suspect is a deserter, is absent without leave or has failed to comply with an order under section 109(2). [16/2001]
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| Proceedings before a civil court where persons suspected of illegal absence |
| 168.—(1) Where a person who is brought before a civil court is alleged to be a serviceman who has deserted, is absent without leave or has failed to comply with an order under section 109(2), subsections (2), (3) and (4) have effect. [16/2001]
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| Issue of warrant of arrest |
169.—(1) Subject to this section, a senior disciplinary officer or a superior commander may by a warrant under the hand of the senior disciplinary officer or superior commander authorise the arrest of any person subject to military law.
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| Warrants to whom directed |
170.—(1) A warrant of arrest may be directed to —
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| Provision for avoiding delay after arrest |
171.—(1) The allegations against any person subject to military law who is under arrest must be duly investigated without unnecessary delay and as soon as may be either proceedings are to be taken for punishing the person’s offence or he or she must be released from arrest.
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