17. Where-
| (a) a person has been charged with, or convicted of or is suspected on reasonable grounds of having committed a serious offence in a specified country : |
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| (b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that any property derived or obtained, directly or indirectly, from the commission of that offence is in Sri Lanka ; |
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| (c) the appropriate authority in such specified country requests the Central Authority for assistance in identifying, locating or assessing the value of such property. |
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the Central Authority may in his discretion give the assistance requested wherever it is practicable to do so. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts