Section 23: Handing over of an arrested suspect by private person

(1) A private person who arrests a suspect without a warrant shall immediately hand over the suspect so arrested to a police officer, or in the absence of a police officer, shall take the suspect to the nearest police station, and the police officer shall make a note of the name, address and other particulars of the private person making the arrest.
(2) Where there is reason to believe that the arrested suspect comes under the provisions of section 18 (1) of this Act, a police officer shall re-arrest him.
(3) Where there is reason to believe that the suspect has committed an offence, and he refuses on the demand of a police officer to give his name and address, or gives a name or address which the officer has reason to believe to be false, he shall be dealt with under the provisions of section 19 of this Act.
(4) Where a suspect so arrested by a private person is handed over to a police officer or to an official of an agency authorized by law to make arrests, the police officer or official shall take note of the name, residential address and other particulars of the private person making the arrest, and the date, time and other circumstances of the arrest, and where the arrested suspect is taken to the police station or to the agency, the charge room officer shall make the entries in the crime diary.
(5) The police officer or official to whom the arrested suspect is handed over by the private person shall obtain from the private person who made the arrest a formal witness statement setting out the facts and circumstances of the arrest
(6) Where there is sufficient reason to believe that the suspect handed over has committed an offence he shall immediately be re-arrested but if there is no sufficient reason to believe that the suspect has committed an offence, he shall be released immediately.
(7) The provisions of section 15 of this Act do not apply to this section unless the suspect arrested and handed over has been re-arrested in accordance with sub section (2) of this section.