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| (1) The Provincial Division of a Province may, with the approval of the Inspector-General of Police, exercise its powers and jurisdiction in any other Province, where the Provincial Council established for such other Province, has by resolution authorized such Provincial Division so to do, subject to any such limitations as may be specified in such resolution. |
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| (2) An Officer of the Provincial Division of a Province may, for the purposes of
| | (a) arresting without warrant any person whom he is authorized to arrest without a warrant, pursue and arrest such person in any place in Sri Lanka; | | |
| | (b) making any investigation in respect of an offence committed wholly or partly within the Province to which such Officer is attached, exercises his powers and jurisdiction in any other Province, with the prior approval of the Inspector-General of Police who shall issue appropriate directions to the Deputy-Inspector General of that Province. | | |
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