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PART 3: Enforcement
§143

Authority to execute warrants and orders

Authority to execute warrants and orders

🍁 In Simple Terms

A warrant or detention order issued under this Act is, on its own, full legal authority to arrest and detain the named person — no other legal requirement needs to be met to act on it.

Affects: Persons subject to removal or detention
Legal Text — IRPA Section 143

143 A warrant issued or an order to detain made under this Act is, notwithstanding any other law, sufficient authority to the person to whom it is addressed or who may receive and execute it to arrest and detain the person with respect to whom the warrant or order was issued or made.

In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPA s. 143 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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