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BASL works out laws against cyber crime

The Information Technology Committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) will hold a National Information Technology Law Conference on September 8 and 9 at Trans Asia Hotel, Colombo 2.

Speaking at a media conference held on August 30, BASL President Nihal Jayamanne PC, said that implementing laws which will meet the IT needs is important at present.

“In some countries cyber crime police stations are to be seen. Now Sri Lanka is experiencing a major growth in IT therefore laws too needed to be implemented in this field” he said.

BASL Secretary Sunil Abeyratne, who heads the IT Committee said this conference will mainly focus on legal aspects of e-commerce and e-banking.

“We can’t apply normal laws for online contracts, computer/internet crimes and against computer hackers” he said.

He further said that many are not aware of the Computer Crime Act or Data Protection Act, which have a great impact of the safety of signing contracts online.Presentations at the conference will be made by specialists in different aspects of IT law. Individual presentations will be followed by panel discussions. Panellists include lawyers and IT professionals.

The conference will aim to look at the present legal framework in connection with IT and communication-related applications.

After the conclusion of the conference, the IT Committee intends to submit a policy paper to the authorities on the basis of issues raised and proposals made at the conference.

Mr. Javed Mansoor of the IT committee said the ten sessions of the conference will include various risks associated with the use of credit cards, issues on internet banking, decision of the Supreme Court on the impositions of Customs duty on customized software, legal issues related to business process outsourcing and difficulties associated with forensic matters due to the use of IT.

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