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Marginal note:Warrant of arrest or summons

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• Marginal note:When provisionally arrested

  (2) If the person has been arrested pursuant to a provisional arrest warrant issued under section 13, the Attorney General need not apply for a summons or warrant under subsection (1).

• Marginal note:Issuance of summons or warrant of arrest

  (3) The judge to whom an application is made shall issue a summons to the person, or a warrant for the arrest of the person, in accordance with subsection 507(4) of the Criminal Code, with any modifications that the circumstances require.

• Marginal note:Execution throughout Canada

  (4) A warrant that is issued under this section may be executed, and a summons issued under this section may be served, anywhere in Canada without being endorsed.

• Marginal note:Date of hearing — summons

  (5) A summons that is issued under this section must

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  • (b) require the person to appear at a time and place stated in it for the purposes of the Identification of Criminals Act.

• Marginal note:Effect of appearance

  (6) A person appearing as required by subsection (5) is considered, for the purposes only of the Identification of Criminals Act, to be in lawful custody charged with an indictable offence.