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Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851
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Backing warrants.

27. Whenever any warrant addressed to the sub-inspector of constabulary, or to any head or other constable, shall be so certified and transmitted to the said inspector general, the manner in which it shall be backed for execution elsewhere shall be as follows:

1. Whenever it shall appear that the said person or his goods are to be found in any place in Ireland, (not being within the police district of Dublin Metropolis,) it shall be lawful for the said inspector general or for either of the deputy inspectors general of constabulary to indorse the said warrant according to the form (G c.), and to transmit the same to the sub-inspector who shall act for such place; and the same shall be executed in like manner as any warrant addressed to him in the first instance:

2. Whenever it shall appear that the said person or his goods are to be found in the police district of Dublin Metropolis, it shall be lawful for the said inspector general, or for either of the said deputy inspectors general, to indorse the said warrant according to the form (G. c.), and to transmit the same to the Commissioners of Metropolitan Police: and the same shall be executed in like manner as any warrant addressed to them in the first instance:

3. Whenever it shall appear that the said person or his goods are to be found in some place in England or Scotland, or in the Isles of Man, Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, it shall be lawful for the said inspector general, or for either of the said deputy inspectors general, in like manner as before, to indorse the warrant, according to form (G c.), and it shall thereupon be lawful for any justice or officer having power to issue any warrant, or process in the nature of a warrant, for the arrest of offenders in any of the said places, upon proof on oath of the handwriting either of the inspector or deputy inspector general by whom the same shall have been indorsed or of the justice by whom the warrant shall have been issued, to indorse the same, according to the form (G c.), authorizing its execution within the jurisdiction of the said justice or officer by the person bringing the same, or by any constable or other peace officer of the county or place where it shall be so indorsed:

And the said provisions shall also apply to cases in which the sub-inspector shall only certify that the signature to the warrant is genuine, but in which the place where the said person or his goods are to be found shall appear by other means than the said certificate.