Prisons Act · s 31

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s 31

Every person arrested in pursuance of any warrant or order of any court in Brunei Darussalam having civil or criminal jurisdiction shall be brought without delay before the court by which the warrant or order was issued, awarded or made, and, if such court is not then sitting, such person shall be delivered to an Officer-in-Charge for intermediate custody, and the officer shall cause such person to be brought before that court at its next sitting in order that such person may be dealt with according to law.