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| (1) Where any extradition arrangement has been made by the Government of Sri Lanka with any foreign State, whether before or after the commencement of this Law, then, subject to the provisions of section 4, the Minister may by Order published in the Gazette declare that the provisions of this Law shall apply in respect of such foreign State, subject to such modifications, limitations or conditions, as the Minister, having due regard to the terms of such arrangement, may deem expedient to specify in the Order for the purpose, and the purpose only, of implementing such terms. |
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| (2) Every Order made under this section shall recite-or embody the terms of the extradition arrangement in consequence of which such Order was made, and shall come into force on the date of publication of such Order, or on such later date as may be specified therein, and shall remain in force for so long, and so long only, as the extradition arrangement in consequence of which such Order was made remains in force. |
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| (3) Every Order made under this section shall as soon as convenient after its publication be brought before the National State Assembly for approval. Any Order which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of its disapproval, but without prejudice to anything previously done there-under. |
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| (4) An Order made under this section shall be final and conclusive, and shall not be called in question in any court. |
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| (5) Where any Order is deemed to be rescinded by virtue of the operation of the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, the Minister shall cause notice of such rescission to be published in the Gazette. |
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| (6) Every foreign State in relation to which an Order made under this section is for the time being in force is hereinafter referred to as a " treaty State". |
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