Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Payment Devices Frauds Act (No. 30 of 2006)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title  
   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