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As enacted

6. Minister to notify requesting country, of measures taken against persons for whose extradition request is made

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

Where a request is made to the Government of Sri

Lanka, by or on behalf of the Government of a Convention

State for the extradition of any person accused or convicted of an offence specified in the Schedule to this Act, the Minister shall, on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka, forthwith notify 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 for that offence.