නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
Section 185 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Act, No. 15 of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as the
“principal enactment”) is hereby amended as follows: -
(1)
by the renumbering of that section as subsection (1) of that section; and
(2)
by the addition immediately after the renumbered subsection (1), of the following new subsections: -
“(2) At the time of passing the sentence, the
Magistrate may, after considering all relevant facts take into cognizance the time spent by such accused in custody prior to the conviction of the offence he is convicted of, and in such cases the time so spent in custody shall be considered to be part of his sentence:
Provided that, where the time spent by such accused in custody is not considered to be part of his sentence, the Magistrate shall record reasons therefor:
Provided further, the time so spent in custody by the accused prior to the conviction shall not be taken into consideration where a mandatory minimum sentence is stipulated by law in respect the offence the accused is charged with.