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3. High Court vesied with jurisdiction to hear offences under the Act

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

(1)

The High Court of Sri Lanka holden in

Colombo or the High Court of the Province established under Article 154P of the Constitution for· the Western

Province, holden in-Colombo, shall, notwithstanding anything in any.other .law, have exclusive jurisdiction to hear, try and determine in the manner provide by written law, any offence under this Act.

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Convelltions Agaiilst I/licit Traffic· i11 Nllrcoric

Drugs a11tl .Psychotropic S11bsta11ccs

. (2) Where an act constituting an offence under this Act is committed outside Sri Lanka, the High Court referred to in subsection (1) shall have jurisdiction to try such offence as if it were committed within Sri Lanka, if-

ˆa) the person who cmmmitted such act is present in Sri

Lanka;

(b)

such act is committed by a citizen of Sri Lanka or by a national of another State which is a party to this

Convention.· or by a stateless person, who has his habitual residence in Sri Lanka:

(c)

such act is commhted against, or on board a ship or aircraft registered in Sri Lanka at the time of the commission of the offence;

(cf)

such act is committed against or on board a ship or aircraft registered under the Jaws of another State which is a party 10 this Convention, at the time of the commission of the offonce;

(e)

the person in relation to whom the offence is alleged

. to have been committed is a citizen of Sri Lanka;

(!) such act is committed in order to compel the

Government of Sri Lanka, to do or abstain from doing, any act.

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The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psyciiotropic' Substances

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