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| (1) Every offence under this Act shall be triable by the High Court established under Article 154P of the Constitution for the Western Province, holden in Colombo. |
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| (2) Every offence under this Act shall be a congnizable offence and a non-bailable offence within the meaning and for the purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979. |
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| (3) A person referred to in Article 5 of the Third Convention may apply to the High Court for a declaration that he has the status of a protected prisoner or war. |
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| (4) The High Court may, where it is satisfied that the presence of the public or any other person specified by Court, as the case may be, would be contrary to the interests of justice or would not be in the public interest, order the exclusion from any sitting of the Court, the public or any person specified by the Court. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts