Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act 2023 · As enacted · Part VI · Appointment of the Director-General and Staff of the Authority
51. Director-General of the Authority
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
There shall be a Director-General of the Authority
(in this Act referred to as the “Director-General”) who shall be a person with professional qualifications in the field of
Law, Administration or Criminology with at least fifteen years of experience in any of such fields.
The Director-General shall be appointed by the Board and shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.
The Director-General shall, subject to the general or special directions and supervision of the Board–
be charged with the administration and management of the affairs of the Authority, including the administration and control of the staff; and
be responsible for the performance and discharge of all such duties and functions assigned to him by the Board.
The Board may, in writing and subject to such conditions as may be specified therein, delegate to the
Director-General any of the powers, duties or functions of the Authority, and the Director-General shall exercise, perform or discharge such powers, duties or functions in the name and on behalf of the Authority.
The Board may, notwithstanding any delegation made under paragraph (a), by itself exercise, perform or discharge any powers, duties or functions so delegated and may at any time revoke such delegation.
The Director-General may, with the written approval of the Board, whenever he considers it necessary to do so, delegate in writing to any officer of the Authority any of his powers, duties or functions and such officer shall exercise, perform or discharge such powers, duties or functions subject to the general or special direction of the Director-General.
The term of office of the Director-General shall be three years from the date of appointment and he shall, unless removed from office under subsection (7), be eligible for re-appointment.
The Board may, with reasons assigned therefor, remove the Director-General from office, if the Director-General-
becomes permanently incapable of performing his duties;
commits any act which, in the opinion of the Board, is of a fraudulent or illegal character or is prejudicial to the interests of the Authority; or
fails to comply with any direction issued by the
Board.
The office of the Director-General shall become vacant upon the death, removal from office under subsection (7) or resignation by letter in that behalf addressed to the Board by the holder of that office.
Where the office of the Director-General becomes vacant, the Board shall appoint another person to such office, having regard to the provisions of subsection (1).
A member of the Board shall not be eligible to be appointed, whether permanently or temporarily, as the
Director-General.
Part VII
Victims of Crime and Witnesses Assistance and Protection Division
Part VIII
The Assistance and Protection Programme for Victims of Crime and Witnesses
Part IX
Compensation and Interim Awards
Part X
Testimony Through Contemporaneous Audio-Visual Linkage
Part XI
Finance
Part XII