Registration of Persons Act
17A. Powers of arrest without warrant
17A. Powers of arrest without warrant
Where a person is reasonably suspected of committing or having committed an offence under this Act or any rules made thereunder, an authorized officer or a police officer of or above the rank of inspector may demand his name and address, and if he refuses or fails to give that information to the satisfaction of that officer or if that officer has reasonable grounds for believing that unless arrested that person may escape or cause an unreasonable delay, trouble or expenses in being made answerable to justice, he may without warrant arrest him and hand him over to a police officer, or in the absence of a police officer take him to the nearest police station without unnecessary delay.[Act No. 21 of 1990, Sch.]Source: Kenya Law