View All - 2006 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances PAYMENT DEVICES FRAUDSMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Payment Devices Frauds Act, No. 30 of 2006.2. Application of the Act. 3. Acts amounting to payment devices fraud. 4. Attempts to commit offences. 5. Abetment of an offence. 6. Conspiracy to commit an offence. 7. Offences under this Act to be investigated under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act. 8. Experts and their powers and functions. 9. Legitimate use of network not to be hampered. 10. Powers of police officer to arrest, search and seize. 11. Duty to assist investigation. 12. Confidentiality of information obtained in the course of an investigation. 13. Indictment for different offence to the one with which the offender is charged. 14. Offences by bodies of persons. 15. Court may award compensation. 16. Evidence. 17. Presumptions. 18. Presumption of fraud by lawful holder of payment device. 19. High Court to have jurisdiction. 20. Offences under this Act to be cognizable offences. 21. Payment of expenses incurred on action. 22. Amendment to the Extradition Law, No. 8 of 1977. 23. Interpretation in relation to the Extradition Law. 24. Duty of Minister to notify requesting State of measures taken against persons for whose extradition a request is made. 25. Assistance to countries &c,. 26. Right of persons arrested under this Act. 27. Duty of Minister to inform other States having jurisdiction over an offence. 28. Provision regarding extradition arrangement. 29. Duty of Government to afford assistance to other States. 30. Regulations 31. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency. 32. Interpretation.