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Legislative Enactments MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS Marginal Notes 1. This Act may be cited as the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, No. 25 of 2002. 2. Application of the Act. [2, 24 of 2018] 3. Object of the Act. [3, 24 of 2018] 4. Central Authority to administer the Act. [4, 24 of 2018] 4A. Duties and functions of the Central Authority. [4, 24 of 2018] 5. Application made by a specified country or specified organization. [5, 24 of 2018] 5A. Prompt response to requests.[5, 24 of 2018] 5B. Transmission of information spontaneously in exigent situations. [5, 24 of 2018] 6. Refusal of assistance.[6, 24 of 2018] [21, 24 of 2018] 6A. Confidentiality. [7, 24 of 2018] 7. Reciprocating assistance in relation to locating and identifying persons. [8, 24 of 2018] [21, 24 of 2018] 8. Request by a specified country or specified organization for service of any process or document in Sri Lanka. [9, 24 of 2018] [21, 24 of 2018] 9. Request by the Central Authority for service in a specified country or specified organization. [21, 24 of 2018] 10. Request by a specified country or specified organization for evidence to be taken and documents and to be produced in Sri Lanka. [10, 24 of 2018] 11. Request by Central Authority for evidence to be taken in and documents &c. to be produced in a specified country or specified organization. [11, 24 of 2018] 12. Request by a specified country or specified organization for prisoner in Sri Lanka to give evidence or assist investigation. [12, 24 of 2018] 13. Request by the Central Authority for prisoner or other person in specified country or specified organization to give evidence or assist an investigation. [13, 24 of 2018] 13A. Facilitation of video conferencing technology. [14, 24 of 2018] 13B. Joint investigations.[14, 24 of 2018] 14. Immunity from prosecution &c. of persons brought to Sri Lanka. 14A. Request by a specified country or specified organization for identifying &c. of bribery of a foreign official. [15, 24 of 2018] 14B. Request by Sri Lanka for identifying &c. of bribery of a foreign official. [15, 24 of 2018] 15. Request by a specified country or specified organization for search and seizure. 16. Request by Sri Lanka for search and seizure 17. Request by a specified country or specified organization for tracing proceeds of crime. [16, 24 of 2018] 18. Request by Sri Lanka for tracing proceeds of crime. 19. Request by a specified country or specified organization for enforcement of orders of court. [17, 24 of 2018] 20. Requests by Sri Lanka for enforcement of orders of court. 20A. Relevant Secretary to a Ministry to make order to preserve data. [18, 24 of 2018] 20B. Period of preservation of data. [18, 24 of 2018] 20C. Mode of preservation. [18, 24 of 2018] 20D. Release of preserved data. [18, 24 of 2018] 20E. Production of stored computer data. [18, 24 of 2018] 20F. Search and seizure of computer data. [18, 24 of 2018] 21. Authentication of documents 21A. Principles of mutuality and reciprocity.[19, 24 of 2018] 21B. Language. [19, 24 of 2018] 22. Regulations. 23. Sinhala text to prevail on case of inconsistency. 24. Interpretation. [20, 24 of 2018]