2. The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 7 of the Immigrants and Emigrants Act, hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act", and shall have effect as section 7A of that Act:-
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| | (1) The Governor-General may, for the purposes of this Act, by Order published in the Gazette designate all or any of-
| | | (a) the members of the army raised and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Army Act, |
| (b) the members of the Royal Ceylon Navy raised and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Navy Act, and |
| (c) the members of the Royal Ceylon Air Force raised and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Air Force Act, as authorized members of the Forces. |
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| | (2) The powers and duties conferred and imposed upon authorized members of the Forces by this section shall be exercised and discharged notwithstanding that such powers and duties are not conferred or imposed upon them by the provisions of the Army Act, the Navy Act, or the Air Force Act. | | |
| | (3) The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, specify the area or areas in which the powers and duties under this Act may be exercised and discharged by authorized members of the Forces. | | |
| | (4) Within the area specified under subsection (3), an authorized member of the Forces shall, in respect of-
| | | (a) any offence under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 45, |
| (b) any offence under subsection (2) of section 45 so far as it relates to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of that section, and |
| (c) any offence under subsection (1) or subsection (2) of section 45A, |
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| | (5) An authorized member of the Forces making an arrest without warrant shall without delay hand the person so arrested to the custody of a police officer.". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts