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Part XI

198. Costs of defence and of prosecution

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

In any prosecution under this Part the Court may order costs to be paid to the accused by the prosecutor or to the prosecutor by the accused, having regard to the information given by, and the conduct of, the accused and prosecutor respectively, and the sum so awarded as costs shall be recoverable as if it were a fine.