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Act of Parliament

Bribery (Amendment) Act 2018

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

s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Bribery (Amendment)

Act, No. 22 of 2018.

s 2Amendment of section 70 of Chapter 26

Section 70 of the Bribery Act (Chapter 26) is hereby amended by the substitution for the words, “upon summary trial and conviction by a Magistrate” of the words “upon trial and conviction by a High Court or upon summary trial and conviction by a Magistrate”.

s 3Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.