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Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) 7

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility
for internal security;

“Officer in Charge of the Police District” has the meaning given
to the expression “Officer in charge of a Police District” by the
Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593];

“Ordinance” means the Emergency (Public Order and Prevention
of Crime) Ordinance 1969 [Ord. 5 of 1969, P.U. (A) 187/1969];

“police officer” means any member of the Royal Malaysia Police;

“trafficking” has the same meaning as is assigned to it under the
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

PART II

POWERS OF PREVENTIVE DETENTION

Power to detain suspected persons

3. (1) Any police officer may, without warrant, arrest and detain,
for the purpose of investigation, any person in respect of whom
he has reason to believe there are grounds which could justify his
detention under subsection 6(1).

(2) Any person arrested and detained under this section may be
detained in police custody for a period not exceeding sixty days
without an order of detention having been made in respect of him
under subsection 6(1):

Provided that—

(a) he shall not be detained for more than twenty four hours
except with the authority of a police officer of or above
the rank of Inspector;

(b) he shall not be detained for more than forty eight hours
except with the authority of a police officer of or above
the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police;

(c) he shall not be detained for more than fourteen days
unless a police officer of or above the rank of Deputy
Superintendent has reported the circumstances of the arrest
and detention to the Inspector General or to a police