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Part XII · General

103. Repeal and savings

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

(1)

The Assistance to and Protection of Victims of

Crime and Witnesses Act, No. 4 of 2015 is hereby repealed.

(2)

Notwithstanding the repeal of the Assistance to and

Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act, No. 4 of 2015 (in this section referred to as the “repealed Act”)-

(a)

every appointed member of the Board of

Management of the National Authority for the

Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses established under the repealed Act holding office on the day immediately preceding the appointed date shall, with effect from the appointed date, be deemed to be a member of the Board of Management of the Authority established under this Act and shall, unless he earlier resigns, dies or removed from office, continue to hold office as such member until the expiration of his term of office for which he has been appointed;

(b)

all employees who were in the employment of the

National Authority for the Protection of Victims of

Crime and Witnesses established under the repealed

Act on the day immediately preceding the appointed date shall, with effect from the appointed date, be deemed to be employees of the Authority established under this Act;

(c)

all suits, prosecutions, actions, proceedings, matters or things which have been instituted by or against the National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses established under the repealed Act and which are pending on the day immediately preceding the appointed date shall, with effect from the appointed date, be deemed to be suits, prosecutions, actions, proceedings, matters or things which have been instituted by or against the Authority established under this Act;

(d)

any decree, order or award entered or made in favour of or against the National Authority for the

Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses established under the repealed Act by any court or tribunal or other body in any action, matter, proceeding or thing shall, with effect from the appointed date, be deemed to be a decree, order or award entered or made in favour of or against the

Authority established under this Act and may be enforced accordingly;

(e)

all property movable or immovable, belonging to the National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses established under the repealed Act on the day immediately preceding the appointed date shall, with effect from the appointed date, vest in and be deemed to be the property of the Authority established under this Act;

(f)

all monies lying to the credit of the Victims of Crime and Witnesses Assistance and Protection Fund established under the repealed Act on the day immediately preceding the appointed date, shall, with effect from the appointed date, stand transferred to the Protection Fund established under this Act;

(g)

all monies lying to the credit of the Fund of the

National Authority for the Protection of Victims of

Crime and Witnesses established under the repealed

Act on the day immediately preceding the appointed date, shall, with effect from the appointed date, stand transferred to the Fund of the Authority established under this Act;

(h)

all contracts and agreements entered into by and with the National Authority for the Protection of

Victims of Crime and Witnesses established under the repealed Act and subsisting on the day immediately preceding the appointed date, shall be deemed to be contracts and agreements entered into by and with the Authority established under this Act; and

(i)

all debts, obligations and liabilities of the National

Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses established under the repealed Act and subsisting on the day immediately preceding the appointed date shall, with effect from the appointed date, be deemed to be debts, obligations and liabilities of the Authority established under this Act.

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