[Rev. 2012] Kenya Defence Forces Kenya Defence Forces CAP. 199 136. Offences in relation to inoculation, etc. A person subject to this Act who, on receiving an order to submit to inoculation, re-inoculation, vaccination, re-vaccination, other immunization procedures, immunity tests, blood examination or treatment against any infectious disease, except diseases precluded by any written law, willfully and without reasonable excuse disobeys that order commits an offence and on conviction by a court-martial is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to lesser punishment provided for under this Act. PART VII – ARREST OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO THE ACT 137. Power to arrest offenders Subject to section 139, a member of the military police may arrest any person who is subject to this Act, suspected to have committed an offence under this Act. 138. Search by other persons upon arrest A member of the Defence Forces who is exercising a power of arrest, may search the arrested person on reasonable grounds. 139. Conditions for an arrest (1) A person subject to this Act who is found committing an offence under this Act, or is alleged to have committed or is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence under this Act, may be arrested without warrant in accordance with this section. (2) An officer may be arrested by an officer of superior rank, or, if engaged in a quarrel or disorder, by an officer of any rank. (3) A service member or cadet may be arrested by an officer, a warrant officer or a non-commissioned officer, but shall be arrested only by a person of superior rank. (4) A member of the military police may arrest any officer or service member, but an officer shall be arrested only on the order of another officer in accordance with subsection (2). (5) A member of the military police may arrest a service member of any rank. (6) The power of arrest given by this section may be exercised either personally, or by ordering the arrest of the person to be arrested or by giving orders for that person's arrest. 140. Provisions for avoiding delay after arrest (1) The allegations against a person arrested under sections 137 or 141 shall be investigated without unnecessary delay, and as soon as practicable thereafter either proceedings shall be instituted to deal with the allegations or the person shall be released from arrest. K7-67 [Issue 1]