Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024 33 (b) The Magistrate may, having regard to the facts stated by the owner or operator of a declared online location against whom the conditional order is made under subsection (8), either move to have the order set aside or modified, if the Magistrate is satisfied that the order under this section is not reasonable and proper, and make an appropriate order, subject to the provisions of this Act. (c) If the Magistrate is not so satisfied, the order made under subsection (8) shall be made absolute. (d) Where the order under subsection (8) is modified under paragraph (b), such order shall be made absolute. (15) Where the owner or operator of a declared online location against whom the order is made under this section fails to comply with such order within the period and in the manner ordered by the Magistrate’s Court, such owner or operator of a declared online location commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six years or to a fine not exceeding ten million rupees and Magistrate’s Court may make an order directing the Commission to take steps to disable access by the end users in Sri Lanka to the declared online location. (16) The Commission may at any time suspend, vary or cancel a declaration made under subsection (1) for such period as the Commission may determine(a) on its own initiative; or (b) on an application by(i) the owner or operator of the declared online location; or (ii) any person with editorial control over the online location.

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