Part IPowers to Stop and Search

1 Stop and Search on Reasonable Suspicion

(1)A constable may exercise the power of stop and search if he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that he will find stolen or prohibited articles, including offensive weapons or housebreaking instruments.

(2)Before carrying out any search under this section, the constable shall state to the person his name, police station, and the object of the search.

Part IIPowers of Arrest and Search Warrants

2 Arrest Without Warrant

(1)A constable may arrest without warrant any person whom he has reasonable cause to suspect has committed or is in the act of committing a felony.

(2)Where a misdemeanour is committed in view of a constable, he may arrest without warrant if the person’s name and address cannot be readily ascertained or to prevent bodily harm.

3 Entry and Search Under Warrant

A justice of the peace may, upon sworn information that stolen goods or instruments of crime are concealed in any premises, issue a search warrant authorising a constable named therein to enter and search the premises by day or by night.

Part IIICustody, Questioning and Evidence

4 The Caution and Confessions

(1)As soon as a constable has reasonable evidence to charge a suspect with an offence, he shall administer the statutory caution:

"You are not obliged to say anything unless you wish to do so, but whatever you say will be taken down in writing and may be given in evidence."

(2)No confession made by an accused person shall be admissible in evidence if it is proved to have been induced by any threat, promise, or oppression held out by a person in authority.

5 Detention in Custody

No person arrested without warrant shall be detained in custody at a police station for a period exceeding twenty-four hours without being brought before a magistrates’ court, unless charged with a serious felony where detention not exceeding forty-eight hours is authorised by a superintendent.

Part IVGeneral

6 Citation

This Act may be cited as the Police Powers and Criminal Evidence Act.