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Rh Power to seize offensive weapons

13. A police officer or an enforcement officer making any arrest under this Part may take from the person arrested any offensive weapons found on the person.

Power on escape to pursue and arrest

14. If a person arrested under this part escapes or is rescued from lawful custody, the police officer or enforcement officer from whose custody that person escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest that person in any place within Singapore and deal with that person as the officer might have done on the original arrest.

Enforcement officers to be armed

15. Every enforcement officer must be provided with such batons and accoutrements as may be necessary for the effective discharge of the enforcement officer's duties.

Disposal of documents and articles

16.—(1) Any document or article that a police officer or an enforcement officer takes possession of under this Part must—
 * (a) where the document or article is produced in any criminal trial, be dealt with in accordance with section 364 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68); and
 * (b) in any other case—
 * (i) be returned to the owner; or
 * (ii) if the owner is not known, be reported to a Magistrate.

(2) Where the report of any document or article is made to a Magistrate under subsection (1)(b)(ii), the Magistrate may order the document or article—
 * (a) to be forfeited; or
 * (b) to be disposed of in such manner as the Magistrate thinks fit.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be taken to prejudice any right to retain or dispose of property which may exist in law apart from this section.