8. Minister may treat convention as an extradition arrangement between Sri Lanka and certain convention States, in respect of offences in the Schedule

Where there is no extradition arrangement made by the Government of Sri Lanka with any Convention State, the

Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, treat the

Convention, for the purposes of the Extradition Law, No. 8 of 1977, as an extradition arrangement made, by the Government of Sri Lanka with that Convention State providing for extradition in respect of the offences specified in the Schedule to this Act.