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| (1) The High Court before which -
| | (a) any person is brought for trial for an offence under section 2 of this Act; or | | |
| | (b) a protected prisoner of war is brought up for trial for any offence, | | |
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| (2) Where the accused is a protected prisoner of war, in the absence of a Counsel accepted by the accused as representing him, Counsel instructed for the purpose on behalf of the protecting power, shall, without prejudice to the requirements of paragraph (ii) of subsection (1) be regarded for the purposes of that subsection as representing the accused. |
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| (3) If the Court adjourns the trial in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (1) on the ground that the accused is not represented by Counsel, the Court shall direct that a Counsel be assigned to watch over the interests of the accused at future proceedings in connection with the offence. In future proceedings, in the absence of Counsel either accepted by the accused as representing him, or instructed as specified in subsection (2), Counsel assigned in terms of the provisions of this subsection shall without prejudice to the requirements of the provisions of paragraph (ii) of subsection (1), be regarded for the purposes of such subsection as representing the accused. |
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| (4) The manner of assigning a Counsel in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (3) and the fees to be paid to such a Counsel shall be as prescribed. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts