Subject to the powers conferred on the State Counsel by section 83 (5), the judicial police officer who is first detailed to carry out the investigation of an offence shall be the only competent officer to carry out the said investigation.
However, the judicial police officer shall automatically hand over the cases to any agent mentioned in section 80 above by virtue of their special knowledge.
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In force from 27-07-2005
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