Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsHow period of detention may be extended
| 17. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 16, on application made in that behalf by the Attorney General at, the High Court holden in any zone or a High Court established under Article 154P of the Constitution may, for good and sufficient reasons that shall be recorded, order that a person who has not been convicted and sentenced by a court, be detained in custody for a period in excess of twelve months: Provided that the period of detention ordered under this section, shall not in any case exceed three months at a time and twelve months in the aggregate. |