Hong Kong Ordinances

PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 37

Power of arrest

(1) If an authorized officer reasonably suspects that a person has committed,
is committing or is about to commit an offence under Part 2 or 3 or
section 38, he may arrest the person without warrant.

(2) If an authorized officer reasonably suspects that a person has committed,
is committing or is about to commit any other offence under this Ordinance, he
may arrest the person without warrant only in circumstances where it appears
to the authorized officer that service of a summons is impracticable
because—

   (a)  the name of the person is unknown to, and cannot be readily
        ascertained by, that officer;

   (b)  that officer has reasonable grounds for doubting whether a name given
        by the person as his name, when required to do so under section 36, is
        his real name;

   (c)  the person has failed to give a satisfactory address for service, when
        required to do so under section 36; or

   (d)  that officer has reasonable grounds for doubting whether an address
        given by the person, when required to do so under section 36, is a
        satisfactory address for service.

(3) If any person who is liable to be arrested under this section forcibly
resists the endeavour to arrest him, or attempts to evade the arrest, an
authorized officer may use all reasonable means necessary to effect the
arrest.

(4) If an authorized officer arrests a person under this section, he shall
immediately take the person to the nearest police station or hand him over to
the custody of a police officer to be dealt with in accordance with the
Police Force Ordinance ( Cap 232).