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75. Safety of persons assisting the Commission

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

If it appears to the Commission that, the safety of a person who assist the Commission is adversely affected or such person or any other person may be subject to intimidation, harassment, injury or threat, the Commission may make such arrangements as are necessary –

(a)

to provide physical safety to such person; or

(b)

to protect such person or any other person from intimidation, harassment, injury or threat.

(2)

In this section, ‘a person who is assisting the

Commission’ means –

(a)

an informer in terms of section 73 of this Act;

(b)

a witness;

(c)

a person who has appeared, is appearing or is to appear before the Commission to give evidence or to produce a document or any other thing in an inquiry or investigation conducted or to be conducted or any other measure taken or to be taken by the Commission under this Act;

(d)

a person who has produced or proposes to produce a document or any other thing to the Commission in any inquiry or investigation conducted or to be conducted or any other measure taken or to be taken by the Commission under this Act; or

(e)

a person who has assisted, is assisting, or is to assist the Commission in any other manner in an inquiry or investigation conducted or to be conducted or any other measure taken or to be taken by the

Commission under this Act.

(3)

Any such arrangement referred to in subsection (1)

may involve any one of the following:–

(a)

issuing directions to the Inspector-General of Police or any public authority or any public official–

(i)

to provide any protection referred to in subsection (1);

(ii)

to provide personnel assistance or facilities or both, to assist in providing such protection;

or

(iii)

to otherwise assist in the provision of such protection;

(b)

making orders applying to a specified person for the purpose of protecting the physical safety of a person referred to in subsection (1) or of protecting such person from intimidation or harassment. Such an order is not limited to directions of a kind referred to in paragraph (a).

(4)

It shall be the duty of the Inspector-General of Police, or such public authority or public official, to comply with any such direction given by the Commission as far as reasonably possible.

(5)

Any person who contravenes an order made, to be applicable to a specified person under paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section without a reasonable excuse, commits an offence and shall on conviction by the High

Court be liable to a fine not exceeding one million rupees or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding seven years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

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Part II

Declaration of Assets and Liabilities

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Part III

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Part IV

General

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Part V

Transitional Provisions and Savings

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Schedules