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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Explosives Act, 1884 Section 13

Power to Arrest Without Warrant Persons Committing Dangerous Offences

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Explosives Act, 1884 Section 13 is part of Explosives Act, 1884 - Power to Arrest Without Warrant Persons Committing Dangerous Offences. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Whoever is found committing any act for which he is punishable under this Act or the rules under this Act, and which tends to cause explosion or fire in or about any place where an explosive is manufactured or stored, or any railway or port, or any carriage,1[aircraft or vessel], may be apprehended without a warrant by a police officer, or by the occupier of, or the agent or servant of, or other person authorised by the occupier of, that place, or by any agent or servant of, or other person authorised by, the railway administration or2[conservator of the port or officer in charge of the airport], and be removed from the place where he is arrested and conveyed as soon as conveniently may be before a Magistrate.

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1. Substituted by Act 32 of 1978, section 15, for Ship or boat" w.e.f. 2-3-1983.

2. Substituted by Act 32 of 1978, section 15, for "conservator of the post" w.e.f. 2-3-1983.

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What does Explosives Act, 1884 Section 13 provide?

Section Section 13 of the Explosives Act, 1884 (Power to Arrest Without Warrant Persons Committing Dangerous Offences) is reproduced on this page as part of the Explosives Act, 1884. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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