16. The. exercise of powers by Provincial Division outside the Province,
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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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An Officer of the Provintial Division of a Province may, for the purposes of—
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;
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making any investigation in. respect of an offence committed wholly or partly within the Province to which such Officer is attached, exercise his powers and jurigdiction in any other Province, with the prior approyal of the Inspector-General of Police who shall issue appropriate directions to the De-puty-Inspector General of that Province.