Official Secrets Act · s 13

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s 13

(1)

Any person who is found committing an offence against this Act, or who is reasonably suspected of having committed, or having attempted to commit, or being about to commit, such an offence, may be arrested without a warrant.

(2)

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), any commissioned officer, warrant officer, petty officer, non-commissioned officer or leading rating of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan’s naval or military or air forces in Brunei Darussalam and any police officer may, with or without a warrant or other process, apprehend or cause to be apprehended any person found in a prohibited place or on lands or premises in the occupation of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan’s naval or military or air forces offending against this Act or suspected of so offending, and shall forthwith bring or cause to be brought the person so apprehended before the Court of a Magistrate for the purpose of being dealt with according to law.