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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (No. 25 of 2002) - Sect 2

Application of the Act

2.
(1) The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, declare that the provisions of this Act, shall apply in respect of any Commonwealth country specified therein.
(2) Every Order made under subsection (1) shall come into force on the date of publication of such Order in the Gazette or on such later date as may be specified therein.
(3) Where an agreement has been entered into between sri Lanka and any Non-Commonwealth country, whether before or after the date of commencement of this Act, for mutual assistance in criminal matters, the Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, declare that the provisions of this Act shall apply in respect of such Non-Commonwealth country, subject to such limitations and conditions as the Minister may, having regard to the terms of such agreement, deem expedient to specify in the Order, for the purpose only of giving effect to the terms of such agreement.
(4) Every Order made under subsection (3) shall recite the terms of the agreement in consequence of which it was made, and shall come into force on the date of publication of the Order in the Gazette or on such later date as may be specified therein, and shall remain in force so long only as the agreement in consequence of which the Order was made remains in force.
(5) Every Order made under subsection (1) or subsection (3) shall as soon as convenient after its publication in the Gazette, be brought before parliament for approval. Any Order which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded with effect from the date of its disapproval, but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder.
(6) Notification of the date on which an Order under subsection (1) or subsection (3) is deemed to be rescinded shall be published in the Gazette.
(7) Every Commonwealth country or Non-Commonwealth country in respect of which an order is made under subsection (1) of subsection (3) and is for the time being in force is hereinafter referred to as "a specified country".

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