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Chapter: | 212
 | Title: | OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON ORDINANCE | Gazette Number: | |
| Section: | 56 | Heading: | Apprehension of person loitering at night and suspected of indictable offence | Version Date: | 30/06/1997 |
MISCELLANEOUS
Any police officer may take into custody, without a warrant, any person whom he finds lying or loitering or being in any highway, yard, or other place during the night, and whom he has good cause to suspect of having committed, or being about to commit, or intending to commit any indictable offence mentioned in this Ordinance, and shall take such person, as soon as reasonably may be, before a magistrate, to be dealt with according to law.
- (Amended 50 of 1911 s.4 & Schedule; 51 of 1911 s.4 & Schedule; 21 of 1912 s. 2; 50 of 1991 s. 4)
[cf. 1861 c.100 s.66 U.K.]