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Part V · Establishment of the National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses

44. Disqualifications for being a member of the Board

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

A person shall be disqualified from being appointed or continuing as a member of the Board, if such person –

(a)

is or becomes, a member of Parliament, a Provincial

Council or any local authority;

(b)

is not, or ceases to be, a citizen of Sri Lanka;

(c)

is, under any law in force in Sri Lanka or in any other country, found or declared to be of unsound mind; or

(d)

is serving or has served, a sentence of imprisonment imposed by any court in Sri Lanka or any other country.

Read on from s 45

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