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3. Offence of Terroist Bombing

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

(1)

Any person who unlawfully and intentionally, delivers, places, discharges or detonates, an explosive or other lethal device in, into, or against, a place of public use, a state or govenment facility, a public transportation system or an infrastructure facility with intent to -

(a)

cause death or serious bodily injury; or

(b)

cause extensive destruction of such place, facility or system, where such destruction results in, or is likely to result in, major economic loss, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall on conviction after trial on indictment by the High Court, be punished with imprisonment for a term not less than fifteen years and not exceeding twenty years.

(2)

Any person who -

(a)

attempts to commit an offence under subsection (1) ;

(b)

aids or abets in the commission of an offence under subsection (1) ;

(c)

conspires with another person or a group of persons to commit on offence under subsection (1), shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall on conviction, after trial on indictment by the High Court, be liable to the same punishment as is prescribed for an offence under subsection (1)

In this subsection, “abet” has the same meaning as in sections 100 and 101 of the Penal Code.

(3)

The High Court shall have the jurisdiction to try an offence under sebsection (1) or subsection (2) commited in any place outside the territory of Sri Lanka, in any of the following cases, that is to say where -

(a)

the person alleged to have commited the offence is a citizen of Sri Lanka or is a stateless person who has his habitual residence in Sri Lanka;

(b)

the offence is committed against a citizen of Sri Lanka ;

(c)

the offence is committed against an embassy, diplomatic or consular premises or other property, of the

Government of Sri Lanka in any other country;

(d)

the offence is committed with the intention of compelling the Govenment of Sri Lanka to do, or to refrain from doing, any act;

(e)

the offence is committed on board an aircraft operated by the Government of Sri Lanka.

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