Act of Parliament · As enacted · 3 parts
Computer Crime Act 2007
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
s 1Short title
This Act may be cited as the Computer Crime Act,
No.24 of 2007 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may by Order published in the Gazette appoint
(hereinafter referred to as the “appointed date”).
The provisions of this Act shall apply where—
a person commits an offence under this Act while being present in Sri Lanka or outside Sri Lanka ;
the computer, computer system or information affected or which was to be affected, by the act which constitutes an offence under this Act, was at the material time in Sri Lanka or outside Sri Lanka ;
the facility or service, including any computer storage, or data or information processing service, used in the commission of an offence under this
Act was at the material time situated in Sri Lanka or outside Sri Lanka ; or
the loss or damage is caused within or outside Sri
Lanka by the commission of an offence under this
Act, to the State or to a person resident in Sri Lanka or outside Sri Lanka.
For the purposes of paragraph (d) of subsection (1)
“person” includes a body of persons corporate or unincorporate.
Part I
Computer Crime
Part II
Investigations
Part III