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| (1) A warrant of arrest issued by a court shall ordinarily be directed to the Fiscal of that court and may be executed by all Fiscals, fiscals officers, and peace officers within the limits of their several and respective jurisdictions or in any part of Sri Lanka by any police officer. |
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| (2) The court issuing the warrant may direct it to any other person or persons by name or office and such person or persons or any police officer may execute the same. |
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| (3) When the warrant is directed to a peace officer by name, it shall not be executed by another peace officer unless endorsed to him by name. |
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| (4) When the warrant is directed to more persons than one it may be executed by all or any one or more of them. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts