It shall be lawful for any person to apprehend a person who is found offending against section four of the Vagrancy Act, 1824 M1, as amended by this section, and forthwith to bring him before a court of summary jurisdiction [F1 or] resident magistrate…F2 to be dealt with in manner provided by the said section or to deliver such person to a police constable or other peace officer of the place where he was apprehended to be so brought as aforesaid.