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Part II · Declaration of Assets and Liabilities

80. Application of this Part

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

(1)

The provisions of this Part shall apply to every person belonging to any one of the following classes or descriptions:-

(a)

the President;

(b)

the Prime Minister;

(c)

Members of Parliament;

(d)

Governors of provinces;

(e)

members of Provincial Councils and staff officers of the Provincial Public Service;

(f)

elected members and staff officers of local authorities;

(g)

Judges and public officers appointed by the

President;

(h)

public officers appointed by the Cabinet of

Ministers;

(i)

judicial officers and scheduled public officers appointed by the Judicial Service Commission;

(j)

staff officers in Ministries and Government

Departments;

(k)

members of the Constitutional Council appointed in terms of Article 41A (1) (e) of the Constitution, who are not members of Parliament;

(l)

persons appointed as Chairmen or members as the case may be of any of the Commissions specified in the Schedule to Article 41B of the Constitution;

(m)

staff officers of the Central Bank of Sri Lankan and

State Banks;

(n)

staff officers of the Independent Commissions established under Article 41A (1)(c) of the

Constitution or under any Statute;

(o)

Chairpersons, Commissioners, members and staff officers of independent regulatory and supervisory

Commissions or bodies established by or under any

Statute;

(p)

Chairmen, Directors, members of the Boards and executive officers of any public corporation established by or under any Statute;

(q)

private staff members of the Members of Parliament, members of Provincial Councils and members of local authorities;

(r)

officers of the Sri Lanka Army raised and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Army Act

(Chapter 357);

(s)

officers of the Sri Lanka Navy raised and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Navy Act

(Chapter 358);

(t)

commissioned officers of the Sri Lanka Air Force raised and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Air Force Act (Chapter 359);

(u)

office-bearers of recognized political parties for the purposes of elections under the Presidential

Elections Act, No.15 of 1981, the Parliamentary

Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981, the Provincial

Councils Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988, Local

Authorities Elections Ordinance (Chapter 262) or the Trade Unions Ordinance (Chapter 138);

(v)

Executives of trade unions registered under the Trade

Unions Ordinance (Chapter 138);

(w)

candidates nominated for election at elections to be held under the Presidential Elections Act, No. 15 of 1981, the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981, the Provincial Councils Elections Act, No. 2

of 1988 or the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance

(Chapter 262);

(x)

Chairmen, Directors and staff officers of Companies registered under the provisions of the Companies

Act, No. 07 of 2007, in which not less than twenty five per centum of shares are held by the State or by a public corporation;

(y)

staff in managerial or supervisory roles of financial institutions which are scheduled institutions within the meaning of this Act;

(z)

Heads of Sri Lankan Diplomatic Missions;

(aa)

officers appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers to

Sri Lankan Diplomatic Missions;

(bb)

proprietors, editors and members of the editorial staff of newspapers in respect of which declarations have been made under section 2 of the Newspaper

Ordinance (Chapter 180);

(cc)

proprietors, editors and members of the editorial staff of media companies licensed under section 17 of the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act, No. 25 of 1991;

(dd)

office bearers of National Associations of Sports established in terms of the Sports Law, No. 25 of 1973; and

(ee)

such categories of other officers as may be prescribed by regulations as high risk categories by taking into consideration the vulnerability of such officers to bribery or corruption having regard to the nature of the work they perform in their respective offices.

(2)

A person to whom the provisions of this Part applies by virtue of the operation of subsection (1), is hereinafter in this Part referred to as a “person to whom this Part applies”.

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