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Part VII · Victims of Crime and Witnesses Assistance and Protection Division

55. Protection Division to have islandwide jurisdiction

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

(1)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other written law, the Protection Division shall have islandwide jurisdiction to receive, investigate or inquire into any complaint in relation to an offence under Part III of this

Act-

(a)

made directly to the Protection Division;

(b)

made to the Authority and referred to the Protection

Division; or

(c)

referred to the Protection Division by any court,

Commission or law enforcement authority.

(2)

Every police officer attached to any police station shall, whenever requested by the Protection Division, assist the Protection Division, in exercising, performing and discharging the powers, duties and functions of the Protection

Division.

Read on from s 56

Part VIII

The Assistance and Protection Programme for Victims of Crime and Witnesses

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Part IX

Compensation and Interim Awards

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Part X

Testimony Through Contemporaneous Audio-Visual Linkage

Read on from Part X

Part XI

Finance

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Part XII

General

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Schedules