After the commencement of the Crimes (Powers of Arrest) Act 1972 no person shall be arrested without warrant except pursuant to the provisions of—
(a) this Act; or
(b) some other Act expressly giving power to arrest without warrant.
S. 458 substituted by No. 8247 s. 2, amended by No. 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 42.47).