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6. Amendment of section 6 of the principal enactment

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Section 6 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) thereof as follows:–

(1)

by the substitution for the words “in the opinion of the Central Authority-” of the words “in the opinion of the Central Authority or the competent authority having consulted the Central Authority-”; and

Transmission of information spontaneously in exigent situations.

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters

(2)

by the repeal of paragraph (d) of that subsection and the substitution therefor, of the following paragraph:–

“(d)

a request relates to the prosecution of a person in connection with a criminal matter, where–

(i)

criminal investigations or proceedings has commenced in Sri

Lanka; or

(ii)

such person has been acquitted or convicted in accordance with the laws of Sri Lanka, in respect of that offence or another offence constituted by the same act or omission as that which constituted the offence;”.

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