2. The provisions of this Act shall apply in respect of an accused person who-
| (a) has been remanded for being suspected of having committed or been concerned in the Commission of an offence specified in the Schedule to this Act; and |
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| (b) has not been released under any provision of this Act, and subsequently remanded in respect of any other offence alleged to have been committed by him. before the conclusion of the trial of the offence in respect of which he had been originally remanded. |
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Such accused person is hereinafter referred to as a "person to whom this Act applies ". |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts