Computer Crinve Act, No. 24 of 2007 18 37, Inthe event of eny inconsistency between fie Sthala and Tamil texts of (his Act. the Sinhala text shail prevail. Computer Crime Act, Ne. 24 of 2007 38. Assstance to Convention States &e. (6) to be visiled by a representative of that State : and (c} be informed fa)end (6). of his rights under paragraphs 35. (1) The provisions of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, No. 25 of 2002 shall, wherever it is necessary for the investigut’on and prosecution of an offence under this Act, be applicable in respect of the providing of ussistance as between the Government of Sri Lanka and other States who are either Commonwealth countries specified by the Minister by Order uncer section 2 of the aforesaid Act or Non-Commonwealth countries with which the Government of Sri Lanka entered into an agreement in terms of the aforesaid Act. (2) In the case of a country which is neither Commonwealth country specified by the Minister by Order under section 2 of the aforesaid Act nor a Non-Commonwealth country with which the Government of Sri Lanka entered into an agreement in terms of the aforesaid Act, then it shall be the duty of the Gevernment to afford all such assistance to, and may through the Minister request ail such assistance from. a convention country, as may be necessary for the invest gation and prosecution of an offence under this Act (including assistance relating to the taking of evidence and statements, the serving of process and the cond of searches), uct (3) The grant of assistence in terms of this section nay be made subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit. Offences under this AcL, nol io be politcal affences &e.. for the purposes of the Extradition Law 19 36. Notwithstanding anything tn the Extradition Law. No. 8 of 1977, an offence specified in the Schedule to thist Law and in this Act, shail for the purposes of that jaw be deemed not to be an offence of a political character or an offence connected with @ political offence or sn offence inspired by political motives, for the purposes only of the extradition of any person accused or convicted of any such offence, as between the Government of Sri Lanka and any requesting State, or of affording assistance to a requesting State «mnder section 35. a In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-— “computer” means an electronic or similar device having information processing capabilities; “storage medium" means any [electronic or similar device] from which information is capable of being reproduced. with or without the aid of any other article or device; “camputer programme” expressed form, which niedium means a set of instructions in words, codes, schemes is capable when or any other incorporated in thal the computer can read, of causing a computer to perform or achieve a particulur task ; “computer system” means a comptter or group of interconnected “document” computers, including the internet, includes an electronic record: “electronic record” ineans, information, record ar data generated, stored, received or sent in an etectronic form or microfilm, or by any other similar means: “funetion™ in relation toa computer, include *+2/c, conmre} or carrying out of an arithmetical process, ucletion. storage and retrieval and com munication tu or within a computer, “information” meludes data, text, images, sound, codes, computer programmes, databases or microfilm; “service provider” means {a} a public or private entity which prevides the ability for its customers to communicate by means of 4 computer system; and Sinhala text to Prevail in the event of inconsistency Interpretation,