Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2002 · පනවන ලද පරිදි · Part IV · Assistance in Relation to Taking of Evidence and Production of Documents or Other Articles
11. Request by Central Authority for evidence to be taken in and documents &c. to be produced in a specified country
නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
(1)
The Central Authority may, at the request of a court exercising criminal jurisdiction in Sri Lanka, request the appropriate authority of a specified country to arrange for—
(a)
evidence to be taken in the specified country ; or
(b)
documents or other articles to be produced in the specified country, for the purposes of a proceeding in relation to a criminal matter in that court.
(2)
Where the Central Authority receives, from the appropriate authority in a specified country, in response to a request made by him under subsection (1)—
(a)
any evidence taken in such specified country ;
(b)
any document or other article produced in such specified country, such evidence, document or article shall be admissible in any proceeding to which such request relates but shall not, without the consent of such appropriate authority, be used for the purpose other than for the purposes of the criminal matter specified in such request.
Part V
Arrangements for Persons to Give Evidence or Assist Investigations