10. Offences under this Act deemed not to be political offences &c., for the purposes of the Extradition Law

Notwithstanding anything in the Extradition Law,

No.8 of 1977, an offence specified in Part B of the Schedule to that Law and the Schedule to this Act shall for the purposes of that Law, be deemed not to be an offence of a political character or an offence connected with a political offence or an offence inspired by political motives, for the purposes only of extradition of any person accused or convicted of any such offence, as between the Government of Sri Lanka and any Convention State or of affording assistance to a

Convention State under section 11.