Section 60
Powers of arrest
( 1 ) Any police officer or any person authorised in writing by the
Authority generally or in any particular case may arrest any person committing within his view or who he has reason to believe has committed any offence punishable under this Act if -
(a)
the name and address of the person are unknown to him;
(b)
the person declines to give his name and address; or
(c)
there is reason to doubt the accuracy of the name and address given.
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(2)
A person arrested under this section, unless his name and address are correctly ascertained, shall within 48 hours of the arrest be brought before a Magistrate or be released upon signing a bond with or without surety to appear before a Magistrate.
(3)
The person brought before a Magistrate under subsection (2)
may -
(a)
be ordered to be detained until he can be tried; or
(b)
if required by the Magistrate, be released upon signing a bond, with or without surety, to appear before a Court of a Magistrate.