2. Application of this Act

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The provisions of this Act shall apply where—

(a)

a person commits an offence under this Act while being present in Sri Lanka or outside Sri Lanka ;

(b)

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 ;

(c)

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

(d)

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.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (d) of subsection (1)

“person” includes a body of persons corporate or unincorporate.

Part I

Computer Crime

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Part II

Investigations

Read on from Part II

Part III

Miscellaneous

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