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Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act 2023 · As enacted · Part VIII · The Assistance and Protection Programme for Victims of Crime and Witnesses

57. Assistance and Protection General Programme for Victims of Crime and Witnesses

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

(1)

The Authority shall, in consultation with the

Protection Division and based on the guidelines to be developed by the Authority, draw up an Assistance and

Protection General Programme for Victims of Crime and

Witnesses containing the procedure for the provision of assistance and protection to victims of crime and witnesses

(in this Act referred to as the “General Programme”).

(2)

In developing guidelines for the General Programme, the Authority shall have due regard to the international norms, standards, policies, procedures and best practices meant for granting assistance and protection to victims of crime and witnesses.

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Compensation and Interim Awards

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Part X

Testimony Through Contemporaneous Audio-Visual Linkage

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Part XI

Finance

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Part XII

General

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