(1) A warrant of arrest is valid for 12 months beginning with the date of its issue.
(2) A warrant of arrest may be executed only by the marshal.
(3) A warrant of arrest may not be executed until an undertaking to pay on demand —
(a) the fees of the marshal; and
(b) all expenses incurred by the marshal in respect of the arrest of the property and the care and custody of it while under arrest,
has been lodged in the marshal's office.
(4) A warrant of arrest may not be executed if the party at whose instance it was issued lodges a written request to that effect with the marshal.
(5) The general rule is that a warrant of arrest must be served on the property against which it is issued.
(6) However, a warrant of arrest issued against freight may be executed by serving the warrant on the cargo in respect of which the freight is payable or on the ship in which that cargo was carried or on both of them.
(7) Within 7 days after the service of a warrant of arrest, the warrant must be filed.