Section 14Procedure to be followed after arrest

Section 14: Procedure to be followed after arrest

14. Procedure to be followed after arrest

Any *** member of the Force making an arrest under this Act, shall, without unnecessary delay, make over the person so arrested [to a police officer together with a detailed report of the circumstances leading to the arrest of such persons], or in the absence of a police officer, take such person or cause him to be taken to the nearest police station.

Amendment notes (2)
  1. omitted w.e.f. 20-9-1985 . The words "superior officer or" omitted by s. 18 and the Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 20-9-1985).
  2. Subs w.e.f. 1-7-2004 . Subs. by Act 52 of 2003, s. 6, for "to a police officer" (w.e.f. 1-7-2004).