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Prevention And Punishment Of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons Act (No. 15 of 1991) - Sect 6

Rights of certain persons arrested for offences under this Act

6. Where a person who is not a citizen of Sri Lanka is arrested for an offence under this Act, then he shall be entitled"
(a) to communicate without delay, with the nearest appropriate representative of the State, of which he is a national, or which is otherwise entitled to protect his rights, or if he is a stateless person, which he requests and is willing to protect his rights ; and
(b) to be visited by a representative of that State.


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