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(1) Any Forest Officer may arrest without warrant any person whom he reasonably suspects to have committed or to have been concerned in any offence under this Decree, if such person fails to give his name and address or gives a name or address which is believed to be false, or if there is reason to believe that he may abscond.

(2) A person arrested under this section shall within forty-eight hours be brought before a Magistrate, if not sooner released.

(3) Where there is reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Decree, any Forest Officer may seize all forest produce to which the offence relates together with all instruments, vehicles and other articles suspected to have been used in committing the offence.

(4) A Forest Officer who seizes anything under this section shall place thereon a mark indicating that it has been seized and shall report the seizure to the Commissioner responsible for Lands.