s 169 Issue of warrant of arrest
169.—(1) Subject to this section, a senior disciplinary officer or a superior commander may by a warrant under the hand of the senior disciplinary officer or superior commander authorise the arrest of any person subject to military law. (2) A senior disciplinary officer or a superior commander, unless he or she is otherwise authorised by the Armed Forces Council, may issue warrants of arrest only in respect of persons serving in his or her command, formation or unit, as the case may be. (3) In the case of a person subject to military law not being a serviceman, a warrant of arrest may be issued only by a senior disciplinary officer or a superior commander authorised in that behalf by the Armed Forces Council. (4) Every warrant of arrest remains in force until it is cancelled by a disciplinary officer or a superior commander or executed.