ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Copyright Act
42. Powers of arrest
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
42. Powers of arrest
(1)A police officer may arrest, without a warrant, any person suspected, upon reasonable grounds, of having committed an offence under this Act, and any officer of the Board who at the time is wearing a visible badge of office and authorized thereto in writing by the Board, may arrest, without warrant, any person, who, in his presence, commits any such offence, and may detain such person until that person can be delivered into the custody of a police officer to be dealt with according to law:Provided that a person shall not be arrested or detained without warrant unless reasonable grounds exist for believing that, except by such arrest, the person may not be found or made answerable to justice without unreasonable delay, trouble or expense.(2)A police officer who is notified of an offence suspected to have been committed under subsection (1) may, upon obtaining a warrant of arrest, effect an arrest, and may thereupon confiscate any offending material necessary for evidence before a Court.