PART II
PROCEDURE RELATING TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

A. - Arrest, Escape, Recapture, Search Warrants and Seizure

(c) Escape and Retaking

34. If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escapes or is rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in Tanzania.


35. The provisions of sections 19 and 20 shall apply to arrests under section 34 although the person making any such arrest is arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.


36. Every person is bound to assist a magistrate or police officer reasonably demanding his aid–

(a) in taking or preventing the escape of any person whom the magistrate or police officer is authorised to arrest; or
(b) in the prevention or suppression of a breach of the peace, or in the prevention of any injury attempted to be committed to any railway, canal, telegraph or other public property.


37.-(1) Where any person suffers material loss or personal injury, or dies in consequence of taking steps or in the cause of assisting a magistrate, a police officer or any other officer of the law to stop the commission of an offence or in arresting a person who has or is reasonably suspected to have committed an offence, he shall be entitled to receive compensation for the loss or injury and where he dies, his dependants or legal representative shall be entitled to receive the compensation that person would have received had he not died.

(2) The amount of compensation to be paid under subsection (1) shall be assessed, and all other matters regarding the payment of compensation shall be dealt with, in accordance with the provisions of the law for the time being in force regarding the payment of compensation to victims of crime.

(3) Any compensation to be paid under this section shall be paid in such manner and out of such funds as may be prescribed by the law referred to in subsection (2).