DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS TRUST Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied. THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE ACT [CHAPTER 9:07] SHOWING AMENDMENTS MADE BY ACT 14/2004 The following document sets out the following provisions of the Act, as amended as at the 8th October, 2004, i.e. up to and including the amendments made by Act 14/2004, which was gazetted and came into force on that date: sections 25, 32, 34 the whole of Part IX (BAIL) the Schedules to the Act Amendments are indicated in annotations to the provisions concerned. 25 Arrest without warrant by peace officer or other officer (1) Any peace officer and any other officer empowered by law to execute criminal warrants is hereby authorized, subject to the general or specific directions of a superior officer or person placed in authority over him, to arrest without warrant— (a) any person who commits any offence in his presence; (b) any person whom he or she has reasonable grounds to suspect of having committed any of the offences mentioned in the First Schedule or the Ninth Schedule: Provided that if, in the case of an offence mentioned in the Ninth Schedule, the peace officer or other officer concerned has reason to believe that the offence is sufficiently serious to justify the issue by the Attorney-General of a certificate referred to in subsection (3b) of section thirty-two, the officer concerned shall not effect an arrest in terms of this paragraph (i) unless he or she is a police officer who is of or above the rank of assistant inspector, or is given leave by such an officer to effect the arrest; and (ii) where the alleged offence is disclosed by an anonymous complainant, unless the officer concerned immediately (and in any case no later than the end of the day on which the complaint is received) records in writing the particulars, time and date of such complaint and the manner in which it was made; [Paragraph (b) substituted by s. 2 of Act 14/2004.] (c) any person whom he finds attempting to commit an offence, or clearly manifesting an intention so to do. (2) Any peace officer may, without any order or warrant, arrest— (a) any person having in his possession any implement of housebreaking and not being able to account satisfactorily for such possession; (b) any person in whose possession anything is found which it is reasonably suspected is stolen property or property dishonestly obtained, and who is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence with respect to such thing; (c) any person who obstructs a police officer or other peace officer while in the execution of his duly or who has escaped or attempts to escape from lawful custody; (d) any person reasonably suspected of being a deserter from the Defence Forces of Zimbabwe; LR - Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, 2004 Part XI [Bail] showing amendments of 2004-14