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| (1) This section shall apply to any person accused or convicted of an offence under the law of Ceylon who is returned to Ceylon from any designated country, under any law of that country corresponding with this Act. |
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| (2) A person to whom this section applies shall not, during the period described in sub-section (3) of this section, be dealt with in Ceylon for or in respect of any offence committed before he was returned to Ceylon, other than-
| | (a) the offence in respect of which he was returned; | | |
| | (b) any lesser offence proved by the facts established for the purposes of securing his return; or | | |
| | (c) any other offence in respect of which the Government of the designated country from which he was returned may consent to his being dealt with, | | |
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| (3) The period referred to in sub-section (2) of this section in relation to a person to whom this section applies is the period commencing on the day of his arrival in Ceylon on his return as mentioned in subjection (1) of this section and ending forty-five days after the first subsequent day on which he has the opportunity to leave Ceylon. |
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