Anti-Corruption Act 2023 · As enacted · Part II · Declaration of Assets and Liabilities
83. Submission process of declarations of assets and liabilities
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 submission and verification of declarations of assets and liabilities shall be made through the centralized electronic system administered by the Commission
(hereinafter in this Part referred to as the “Central Authority”).
Electronic assets and liabilities declarations (hereinafter referred to as “electronic declaration”) shall be submitted either in Sinhala, Tamil or English language.
The provisions of the Electronic Transactions Act,
No. 19 of 2006 which are not expressly excluded by the provisions of this Act or are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall apply to this Part.
A person who has made an electronic assets and liabilities declaration may make alterations in such declaration-
within fifteen days for first or subsequent declarations; and
within seven days for ad-hoc declarations, and the system will automatically close after that period:
Provided however, the person to whom this Part applies may be allowed access to the centralised electronic submission system to make alterations in his electronic declaration after fifteen days or seven days as the case may be with the special sanction of the Central Authority, where the Central Authority deems that a justifiable reason exists.
Where a person to whom this Part applies makes an alteration in his declaration under subsection (4), such person shall be provided with copies of his original declaration to make the required alterations and the last copy of such person’s declaration shall be regarded as the true and final declaration.
A person to whom this Part applies may seek assistance in submitting the declaration to be submitted under subsection (2), from the Central Authority or from any officer assigned by the Central Authority.
Manual submission of declarations of assets and liabilities shall be allowed during the transitional period until the centralised electronic submission system comes into effect or in instances in which the electronic system has collapsed due to technical failures.
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