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- (b) any person purporting to act in any such capacity;
- "partner" includes a person purporting to act as a partner;
- "reasonable steps" has the same meaning as in section 45(6);
- "state of mind" of a person includes—
- (a) the knowledge, intention, opinion, belief or purpose of the person; and
- (b) the person’s reasons for the intention, opinion, belief or purpose.
Jurisdiction of courts
47. Despite the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68), a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court has jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and has power to impose the full punishment for any such offence.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Arrest and bail
48.—(1) Every offence as follows is arrestable for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68):
- (a) an offence under this Act;
- (b) an offence under section 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 151, 152, 153, 157, 158, 267B, 379, 380, 381 or 382 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224) which is committed in the target area of a special authorisation.
(2) A police officer may use such force as is reasonably necessary to arrest any individual whom the officer reasonably suspects is committing or has committed—
- (a) an offence under this Act; or
