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| (1) Any act or omission committed, or taking place, on board a Sri Lanka aircraft in flight or on the surface of the high seas or of any other area outside the territory of any state, which if committed or taking place in Sri Lanka would have constituted an offence under the law of Sri Lanka, shall constitute that offence, whether such act or omission is committed by a citizen of Sri Lanka or not. |
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| (2) Where an offence under the law of Sri Lanka is committed on board a Sri Lanka aircraft in flight or on the surface of the high seas or of any other area outside the territory of any state (not being an offence of a political nature or based on racial or religious discrimination), such offence shall, if it is an offence which if committed in Sri Lanka would have been triable under the law of Sri Lanka
| | (a) by a Magistrate's Court, be tried by the Magistrate's Court of Colombo ; or | | |
| | (b) by the High Court, be tried by the High Court holden in the judicial zone of Colombo. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts