Rule 14 Form of warrant or order

Subject to F1paragraph (2), a warrant or form of order issued to give effect to the order of a magistrates’ court shall be signed by the district judge (magistrates’ courts) or lay magistrate who made the order or by the clerk of petty sessions.

A warrant to arrest or warrant to search must be signed by a district judge (magistrates’ courts) or lay magistrate.

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No warrant shall be signed in Blank.

Every warrant shall state shortly the offence charged in the complaint or the grounds on which the warrant is issued.

A warrant shall name in full or otherwise describe the person against whom it is issued.

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^f1 Where no other form of warrant of arrest is prescribed, either by these Rules or by any other statutory provision, the warrant in Form 8C shall be used.]