# Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, Section 125D: Execution by person not in possession of warrant.

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(1) A warrant to which section 125A(1) above applies may be executed by any person entitled to execute it even though it is not in his possession at the time.
(2) A warrant to which this subsection applies (and which is not a warrant to which section 125A(1) above applies) may be executed by a constable even though it is not in his possession at the time.
(3) Subsection (2) above applies to—
(a) a warrant to arrest a person in connection with an offence;
(b) a warrant under section 313, 314 or 317 of the Armed Forces Act 2006;
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) a warrant under section 47(8) of the Family Law Act 1996 (failure to comply with occupation order or non-molestation order);
(e) a warrant under paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (unwilling witnesses);
(f) a warrant under paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 4 to the Sentencing Code (offenders referred to court by youth offender panel); and
(g) a warrant under section 55, 76, 93, 97 or 97A above.
(4) Where by virtue of this section a warrant is executed by a person not in possession of it, it shall, on the demand of the person arrested, committed or detained or , in the case of a warrant of control, against whom the warrant is issued , be shown to him as soon as practicable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/43/section/125D (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-act-1980/section-125D
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