2. Section 2 of the Penal Code (Chapter 19) (hereinafter referred to as "the principal enactment") is hereby amended as follows :-
| (1) in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution for all the words from "for every act or omission" to the end of that subsection, of the following :- |
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| (2) by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section, and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :-
| | "(2) A national of Sri Lanka shall be liable to punishment under this Code and not otherwise, for every act or omission contrary to the provisions thereof, committed outside Sri Lanka of which he shall be guilty, whether or not such national enjoys diplomatic immunity in respect of such act or omission, which is granted by a foreign State by reason of his diplomatic status in such State."; | | |
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| (3) by the substitution, for the marginal note to that section, of the following marginal note :- |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts