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| (1) Any police officer may, without any order or warrant from a Magistrate,-
| | (a) arrest any person who has in his possession any offensive weapon if such officer has reasonable cause to believe that such person is committing, or is about to commit, an offence under this Act; and | | |
| | (b) remove such weapon from the possession of such person. | | |
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| (2) A police officer who removes any offensive weapon from the possession of any person under sub-section (1) may take all such steps as such officer may deem necessary to render such weapon harmless. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts