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Section 18 — Investigation in arrestable cases

As in force on 31 December 2021.

Timeline 3 versions
  1. 2 January 2011 Enacted
  2. 31 December 2021 Revised edition
  3. 17 August 2026 Latest
Revised edition in force 31 December 2021

The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.

18.Investigation in arrestable cases

(1)A police officer may exercise all or any of the special powers of investigation under sections 21, 22, 34, 39 and 111 when investigating any arrestable case.

(2)The action of a police officer in such a case may not be called into question at any time on the ground that he or she lacked authority under this section to exercise the special powers of investigation under sections 21, 22, 34, 39 and 111.