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4. Replacement of section 83 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

Section 83 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section is substituted therefor:-

83. (1) Subject to the provisions of sections 84, 85 and subsection (2) of this section, a person suspected or accused of an offence under sections 54A and 54B of this

Ordinance, shall not be released on bail by the

High

Court except in exceptional circumstances.

(2)

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 84 and 85, a person suspected or accused of an offence under subsection (1) of section 54A and section 54B-

(a)

of which the pure quantity of the dangerous drug, trafficked, imported, exported or possessed is ten grammes or above in terms of the report issued by the Government Analyst under section 77A ; and

(b)

which is punishable with death or life imprisoment, shall not be released on bail except by the

Court of Appeal in exceptional circumstances.

(3)

For the purposes of this section

“dangerous drug” means Morphine, Cocaine,

Heroin and Methamphetamine.”.