3. insertion

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 51p, and shall have effect as section 51c of the principal enactment :—-

section 8IC in the principal enactment.

‘Court may sic. (1) Whenever in any proceeding in impound respect of any offence under any law it document appears to the court that the attendance of oer gore an accused or suspect or the examination of of accused, a witness is necessary, it may, impound any suspect oF travel document issued to such accused, suspect or witness, as the case may be, and for the time being in force, for such period as it may deem necessary to procure the attendance of such accused, or suspect or

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the examination of such witness. A court making an order under this section impound-ing a travel document issued to any person shall cause a copy of such order to be trans-mitted to the Controller.

In this section, the expression “ travel document” means a Sri Lanka passport, or an emergency certificate or identity certifi-cate issued under the