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Part IV · General

132. Person committing offence to be arrested without a warrant and to be tried by a Magistrate’s Court

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Every person who commits an offence under this

Act or any regulation made thereunder may be arrested without a warrant and every offence under this Act or regulations made thereunder shall be triable by a magistrate

Court.

Part V

General

Part VI

Rules and Regulations

Part VII

Repeals and Transitional Provisions

Part VIII

Interpretation