Valid from 01/09/2001
14 Effect of warrant of arrestU.K.
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(1)For the purposes of any enactment or rule of law relating to warrants of arrest—
(a)a section 2 warrant endorsed or issued in any part of the United Kingdom, or
(b)a provisional warrant issued in any part of the United Kingdom,
shall be treated as if it were a warrant for the arrest of a person for an offence committed in that part of the United Kingdom.
(2)Any such warrant may be executed in any part of the United Kingdom, and may be so executed by any person to whom it is directed or by any constable.
(3)A person arrested under any such warrant shall be deemed to continue in legal custody until, in accordance with this Part, he is brought before a competent court.