Arrest of persons

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a police officer or a person authorised by the Authority in that behalf (hereinafter referred to as the “authorised person”) may, within any prescribed airport, arrest with or without warrant any person who– (a) contravenes or is suspected on reasonable grounds of contravening or having contravened any provision of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder; (b) having been so requested under section 42, fails or refuses to correctly state his name and address or the purpose of his being at the airport; and 25 (c) having been removed from an airport under section 42, returns or attempts to return thereto without the approval of a police officer or an authorised person, provided that any person arrested under this section by an authorised person shall as soon as practicable be handed over by him to a police officer or taken by him to a police station.