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ANNEX 'B'

Copy of Section 10

Ordinance No. 7 of 1974

10.(1) Any officer authorized in that behalf may, subject to the provisions of this section, arrest or detain for further inquiries without warrant any person reasonably suspected of having committed any offence under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance or the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Ordinance.

(2) An officer who arrests a person (hereinafter referred to in this section as a 'suspect') under this Ordinance shall

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(a) deliver the suspect forthwith to

a police station; or

(b) detain the suspect in the offices

of the Commission, or such place as may be approved by the Governor, if the Commissioner is of the opinion that further inquiries by his officers are necessary before the suspect is so delivered.

(3) If a suspect is taken to the offices of the Commission or any such place under subsection (2) he may be detained there for the purpose of further inquiries and shall thereafter be delivered to a police station there to be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Police Force Ordinance:

Provided that in no case shall any person be detained for more than forty-eight hours from the time of arrest without being charged and brought before a magistrate.

Power of arrest and detention.

Cap. 201) Cap. 288)

(Cap 232)