11. Any offence under any law other than the Penal Code whether committed before or after the appointed date shall be tried save as otherwise specially provided for in any law-
| (a) where a court is mentioned in that behalf in that law-
| | (i) by the High Court where the court mentioned is the High Court or in relation to an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding two years or with a fine exceeding one thousand five hundred rupees, the court mentioned is the District Court; | | |
| | (ii) by a Magistrate's Court where the court mentioned is the Magistrate's Court or in relation to an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or with a fine not exceeding one thousand five hundred rupees, the court mentioned is the District Court ; | | |
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| (b) where a court is not mentioned in that behalf in that law -
| | (i) by the High Court; or | | |
| | (ii) by a Magistrate's Court where the offence is punishable with imprisonment not exceeding two years or with a fine not exceeding one thousand five hundred rupees. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts