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| (1) Every warrant of detention, commitment or remand issued under section 115 section 159 section 239 or section 263 shall be in the prescribed form and shall be signed by the Judge and such warrant shall be delivered to an officer of the Prisons Department. Such officer shall upon receipt thereof take charge of the person named therein and deliver him into the custody of the superintendent of the prison named therein, and the said warrant shall be full authority to the said officer of the Prisons Department for so doing and for detaining the said person for the purpose. |
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| (2) The said superintendent shall, upon delivery to him as aforesaid of the person named in the warrant, detain him and keep him safely in custody on behalf of the court making the detention, commitment or remand for such time as may be specified by the warrant, and shall otherwise comply with the terms of the warrant and also with any order lawfully issued to him by any court with respect of such person. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts