Section 202: Power to arrest without warrant.

The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988Central Act · Act 59 of 1988

(1) A police officer in uniform may arrest without warrant any person who in his presence commits an offence punishable under section 184 or section 185 or section 197:

Provided that any person so arrested in connection with an offence punishable under section 185 shall, within two hours of his arrest, be subjected to a medical examination referred to in sections 203 and 204 by a registered medical practitioner failing which he shall be released from custody.

[(2) A police officer in uniform may arrest without warrant any person, who has committed an offence under this Act, if such person refuses to give his name and address.]

(3) A police officer arresting without warrant the driver of a motor vehicle shall if the circumstances so require take or cause to be taken any steps he may consider proper for the temporary disposal of the vehicle.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
Section	202
Marginal note	Power to arrest without warrant.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, Act 54 of 1994. . Subs. by Act 54 of 1994, s. 60, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).

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