PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY ACT [CHAPTER 11:17] (a) acting in good faith in the course of investigating or preventing an arrestable offence; or (b) at the scene or in the immediate vicinity of the commission of an arrestable offence committed within the preceding forty-eight hours; or (c) within a police cordon; or (d) at a police road block; or (e) in the immediate vicinity of any area controlled or protected in terms of the Defence Act [Chapter 11:02], the Protected Places and Areas Act [Chapter 11:12] or the Parks and Wild Life Act [Chapter 20:14]; or (f) at a public gathering or a public meeting of a political nature; may be detained by the police officer until such time as his identity is established or verified to the satisfaction of the police officer: Provided that the police officer shall afford the person detained every reasonable facility to enable him to establish or verify his identity. (5) Any person who is found without an identity document on his person in circumstances other than those specified in subsection (4) shall be afforded an opportunity, within seven days thereafter, of producing his identity document at a police station specified by notice in writing issued by the police officer who required him to produce his identity document. (6) Any person who, on being required to do so in terms of subsection (5), fails to produce his identity document at a police station specified in terms of that subsection, may be detained by a police officer until such a time as his identity is established or verified to the satisfaction of the police officer. 33 Cordon and search (1) A police officer of or above the rank of inspector may establish a cordon round any area if he considers it reasonably necessary⎯ (a) to contain any public disorder or public violence within the area; or (b) to protect the area from any public disorder or public violence. (2) Any person who, otherwise than in terms of a written permit issued by a police officer, knowingly enters or leaves any area round which a cordon has been established under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five23 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (3) A peace officer may without warrant, within the area round which a cordon has been established in terms of subsection (1)⎯ (a) conduct a search for⎯ (i) any person reasonably suspected of having committed an offence relating to or arising out of public disorder or public violence which gave rise to the establishment of the cordon; or 23 Before 3rd February, 2006, this was $10 000 dollars. - 23 -