Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 355Y

355Y. (1) In the case of contraventi ons, or of crimes not subject to the punishment of imprisonment, it shall be lawful for the P olice to proceed to the arrest of any person without a warrant, provi ded that - (a) the person be detected in the very act of committing the offence; or (b) t h e a r r e s t b e n e c e s s a r y t o prevent the commission of an offence in respect of which the Police may institute criminal proceedings withou t the complaint of the injured party; and (c) in either of the cases mentioned in paragraphs ( a) or (b) one of the conditions mentioned in article 355Z is satisfied. (2) A person shall be deemed to be detected in the very act of committing an offence, if he is caught, either in the act of committing the offence, or while being pursued by the injured p arty or by the public hue and cry. General arrest conditions. Added by: III.2002.74.