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| (1) Where any person is arrested for an offence under this Part of this Act, the Competent Authority shall
| | (a) if such person is not a national of Sri Lanka, notify the state of nationality of that person; | | |
| | (b) if the aircraft on board, or in relation to, which such offence was committed is a foreign aircraft, notify the state of registration of that aircraft ; | | |
| | (c) if the aircraft on board, or in relation to, which such offence was committed has been leased without crew to a lessee, notify the state in which such lessee has his principal place of business, or if he has no such place of business, notify the state in which such lessee has his permanent residence ; | | |
| | (d) notify any other interested state, of the fact that such person is under arrest and the circumstances which warrant his detention. | | |
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| (2) Upon the conclusion of the preliminary inquiry referred to in section 20, the Competent Authority shall report his findings to the states referred to in subsection (1) and shall indicate whether Sri Lanka intends to exercise jurisdiction over the offence to which the preliminary inquiry relates. |
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