නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
(1)
Where the Central Authority receives a request from the appropriate authority of a specified country, for his assistance in locating a person who —
(a)
is suspected to be involved in; or
(b)
is able to provide evidence or assistance in, any criminal matter falling within the jurisdiction of a criminal court in such specified country and who is believed to be in
Sri Lanka, or if the identity of such person is not known, his assistance in identifying and locating such person, the Central
Authority may in his discretion, refer such request to the
Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Defence and request him to cause such inquiries to be made as may be necessary to comply with the request of the appropriate authority, and upon receipt of a report of the inquiries from such Secretary, shall cause such report to be sent to the appropriate authority of the specified country making the request.
(2)
Where there are reasonable grounds to belive that a person who —
(a)
is suspected to be involved in ; or
(b)
is able to provide evidence or assistance in, any criminal matter falling within the jurisdiction of a criminal court in Sri Lanka, is in a specified country, the Central
Authority may in his discretion request the appropriate authority in such specified country to assist in locating such person and if his identity is not known, to assist in identifying and locating such person.
(3)
A request under subsection (2), shall specify the purpose for which such assistance is required and shall provide any other information that may facilitate the identification or location of such person.
Part III
Assistance in Relation to the Service of Summons and Other Documents