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As enacted

Part III · General Provisions

13. Warrant

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

Where a Magistrate is satisfied by information on oath that there is reason to suspect that–

(a)

an anti-personnel mine is received, used, developed, produced, imported, exported, sold, exposed for sale, purchased, supplied, transported, acquired, possessed, retained, stockpiled or transferred to any premises in contravention of the provisions of this

Act; or

(b)

any article or document directly or indirectly relating to or connected with any transaction or dealing which is, or any intended transaction or dealing which, if carried out, would be an offence under this Act, is in any premises, he may grant a search warrant authorizing any member of armed forces or police officer named in the warrant, at any time or times within one month from the date of the warrant, to enter, with or without his assistants, if need be by force, the premises named in the warrant, and to search the premises and any person found therein.