International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Act 2018 · As enacted
6. High Court to try offences under this Act, and penalties
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
The High Court of Sri Lanka holden in Colombo, or the High Court established under Article 154P of the
Constitution, for the Western Province holden in Colombo, shall notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other written law, have exclusive jurisdiction to try offences under sections 3 and 4 of this Act.
Where an act constituting an offence under this Act is committed outside Sri Lanka, the High Court referred to in subsection (1), shall have the jurisdiction to try such offence as if it were committed within Sri Lanka, if -
the offender whether he is a citizen of Sri Lanka or not is present in any territory under the jurisdiction of Sri Lanka;
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the person alleged to have committed the offence is a citizen of Sri Lanka, or a national of another
State which is a party to the Convention, or by a stateless person who has his habitual residence in
Sri Lanka; or
such act is committed against, or on board -
a ship flying the flag of Sri Lanka; or
an aircraft registered in Sri Lanka at the time of the commission of the offence;
the person in relation to whom the offence is alleged to have been committed is a citizen of Sri Lanka.