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Part IV · Entitlement of a Victim of Crime or Witnesses to Seek Protection

31. Protection with regard to offences not specified in the Second Schedule

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

(1)

Where, in the case of an offence not specified in the Second Schedule to this Act, the request for protection is received by or referred to a police station under section 29, the Protection Officer assigned to such police station under section 38 shall immediately conduct a threat assessment and based on the findings of the threat assessment, and with the concurrence of the Superintendent of Police of the area, provide the necessary protection to the victim of crime or witness.

(2)

In the event that-

(a)

the Authority, the Protection Division or the officer-in charge of the police station is of the opinion that there is a serious threat to a victim of crime or witness, in relation to an offence which is not specified in the Second Schedule; or

(b)

the victim of crime or witness alleges bias against the police station of the area, the Protection Division shall proceed to provide appropriate protection to such victim of crime or witness.

Read on from s 32

Part V

Establishment of the National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses

Read on from Part V

Part VI

Appointment of the Director-General and Staff of the Authority

Read on from Part VI

Part VII

Victims of Crime and Witnesses Assistance and Protection Division

Read on from Part VII

Part VIII

The Assistance and Protection Programme for Victims of Crime and Witnesses

Read on from Part VIII

Part IX

Compensation and Interim Awards

Read on from Part IX

Part X

Testimony Through Contemporaneous Audio-Visual Linkage

Read on from Part X

Part XI

Finance

Read on from Part XI

Part XII

General

Read on from Part XII

Schedules