Cap. 382 чл. 24Power to detain.

Where a Customs official has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person is committing an offence against this Act and its subsidiary legislation, then such officer may detain such person without warrant and as soon as immediately practicable thereafter and in any case not later than two hours after such detention, place such person in the custody of an officer of the Police force whereupon such officer of the Police force shall either release such person or proceed to present such person before a court and the provisions of the Criminal Code relating to arrest shall mutatis apply to the Customs official and the officer of the Police mutandis force.