56. Judicial authorization to conduct the investigations

Magistrate’s Court having territorial jurisdiction to the relevant location where the suspected proceeds of crime are believed to be located or where such location is outside Sri Lanka or unknown to the Investigation Officer to the Magistrate’s Court of Colombo, and following an ex-parte in-camera hearing, be entitled to obtain a

Magisterial authorization or order to facilitate the conduct of the investigations.

Investigation Officer under this section, the Magistrate shall in-camera and in ex-parte proceedings forthwith consider the application, and upon being satisfied that the granting of the authorization shall be necessary to realize the objectives of the Act, grant such authorization or issue an order subject where necessary to any conditions which the Magistrate shall deem necessary.