27. Duty of Minister to inform other States having jurisdiction over an offence

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

(1)

Where a person is arrested for an offence under this Act, the Minister to whom the administration of this Act is assigned shall inform the Minister in charge of the subject of Foreign Affairs to inform the relevant authorities in any other State which has made a request under sections 24 and 25 in respect of such person, of the measures which the

Government of Sri Lanka has taken or proposes to take for the prosecution or extradition of that person.

(2)

Where a request is made to the Government of Sri

Lanka, by or on behalf of the Government of any State, for the extradition of any person accused or convicted of an offence corresponding to an offence under this Act, the

Minister in charge of the subject of Foreign Affairs shall, on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka, forthwith inform the

Government of the requesting State, of the measures which the Government of Sri Lanka has taken, or proposes to take, for the prosecution or extradition of that person.

(3)

Where it is decided that no order should be made under the Extradition Law, No. 8 of 1977, for the extradition of any person accused or convicted of an offence corresponding to an offence under this Act, pursuant to a request for his extradition made under that Law, by the Government of any State, the case shall be submitted to the law enforcement authorities, so that prosecution for the offence under the law of Sri Lanka, or any other appropriate action may be considered.

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