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46. The Commissioner may issue orders of a routine nature to be called “Headquarter Orders” for the control, direction and information of the police force provided that such orders are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance or police regulations or police general orders.

47. Commanding officers may issue orders to be called “Routine Orders” for the control, direction and information of the police beneath their respective commands: Provided that such orders are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance or police regulations, police general orders or headquarter orders. They may also issue “standing orders” for special tasks of a regular nature: Provided that such orders are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, police regulations, police general orders, headquarter orders and routine orders.

48. The Commissioner may delegate any of his powers under sections 38, 39, 40 or 41 to any member of the police force by office and such delegations will be published in police general orders. PART VII.

49. (1) It shall be lawful for any police officer to apprehend any person who may be charged with or whom he may reasonably suspect of being guilty of any offence without any warrant for that purpose and whether he has seen such and offence committed or not and also any person whom he may reasonably suspect of being liable to deportation from the Colony.

(2) If any such person forcibly resists the endeavour to arrest him or attempts to evade the arrest, such officer or other person may use all means necessary to effect the arrest.

(3) If any such officer has reason to believe that any person to be arrested has entered into or is in any place the person residing in or in charge of such place shall on demand of any such officer allow him free ingress thereto and afford all reasonable facilities for search therein.