16 Child abuse & c. Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024 21. (1) Any person, whether in or outside Sri Lanka, who, by way of an online account or through an online location commits or aids and abets an act upon a child, which constitutes an offence within the meaning of section 286A, 288, 288A, 288B, 308A, 360A, 360B, 360C, 363, 364A, 365, 365A or 365B of the Penal Code commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to the punishment for each such offence as specified in the Schedule hereto: Provided however, in the case of aiding and abetting to commit an offence under section 363 of the Penal Code in respect of a child, every reference to a “woman” in subsection (2) of section 364 of the Penal Code shall be read and construed as a reference to a “child” for the purpose of this section. (2) Any person, whether in or outside Sri Lanka, who, by way of an online account or through an online location, publishes any photograph, audio or video of abusive or pornographic nature relating to a child, commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not less than two years and not exceeding twenty years or to a fine not exceeding one million rupees, or to both such imprisonment and fine. (3) Where any person is convicted for an offence under subsection (1), such person shall, in addition to the penalty specified therein, be liable to pay such compensation as may be ordered by court, to the child or group of children in respect of whom such offence was committed. Making or altering bots to commit an offence 22. Any person, whether in or outside Sri Lanka, who makes or alters a bot with the intention of communicating or enabling any other person to communicate, by means of a