24. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-"appropriate authority" in relation to a specified country which is-
| (a) a Commonwealth country means the person, howsoever described, designated to receive and transmit requests for assistance on criminal matters, by or under any law of that country : |
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| (b) a Non Commonwealth country means the person howsoever described, designated to receive and transmit requests for assistance in any agreement between Sri Lanka and such non-Commonwealth country for mutual assistance in criminal matters or in any law of such country giving effect to such agreement : |
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"Commonwealth Country" means a country within the Commonwealth, and includes a colony, territory, protectorate or other dependency of such country, or a ship or aircraft registered in such country : "Criminal matter" means violations of any law, whether of Sri Lanka or of a specified country, and includes violations of the law of Sri Lanka or a specified country relating to taxations, exchange control or customs or securities or money laundering ; "duly authenticated" in relation to a document, means a document authenticated as provided for in section 21 ; "foreign law immunity certificate" means a certificate given or a declaration made, by the appropriate authority of a specified country, certifying or declaring that, under the law of that specified country, persons generally or a specified person, could or could not, either generally or in specified proceedings or either generally or in specified proceedings or either generally or in specified question, or to produce a specified document; "Non Commonwealth Country" means a country outside the Commonwealth and includes a colony, territory, protectorate or other dependency of such country, or a ship or aircraft registered in such country, and shall be deemed to include the Hong Kong Special Administration Region of the Peoples Republic of China ; "Serious offence" means of offence punishable with death or with imprisonment for a term not less than one year. |
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