Anti-Corruption Act 2023 · As enacted · Part IV · General
153. Jurisdiction
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
The provisions of this Act shall apply to-
any citizen of Sri Lanka, who commits an offence under this Act within or outside Sri Lanka;
any person who commits an offence under this Act –
wholly or partly, in Sri Lanka;
in or over territorial waters of Sri Lanka;
in the airspace of Sri Lanka;
on-board or in respect of an aircraft or vessel registered in Sri Lanka or belonging to or used by the Government of Sri Lanka;
wholly or partly within the office premises of a diplomatic mission of Sri Lanka, or a Consular
Post or office of Sri Lanka, or at the residence of the Head of such diplomatic mission or consular post or at the residence of any diplomatic or consular officer or any other employee of such mission or post subject to the provisions of the
Diplomatic Privileges Act, No. 9 of 1996; or
wholly or partly within the office premises situated outside Sri Lanka of a statutory board of the Government of Sri Lanka or within the residence of an employee of such statutory board; or
any person, who commits an offence under this Act, within or outside Sri Lanka in respect of –
a citizen of Sri Lanka; or
an asset owned by the Government of Sri Lanka.
A citizen of Sri Lanka shall be liable to punishment under this Act and not otherwise, for every offence thereof, committed outside Sri Lanka of which he shall be guilty, whether or not such citizen enjoys diplomatic immunity in respect of such act or omission, which is granted by a foreign
State by reason of his diplomatic status in such State.
Nothing in this section shall be construed, as affecting the liability of any of Sri Lankan citizen under the laws of the country in which such act was done or omitted to be done in respect of such act or omission.
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