38. Forfeiture

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

A Court which convicts any person of an offence under this Act, may impose any of the penalties hereinbefore specified and may, if it thinks fit, order that all or any articles in respect of which the offence was committed, and any thing used for the conveyance of such article be confiscated and forfeited to the State.

(2)

An Order for forfeiture imposed under subsection (1)

shall take effect—

(a)

where no appeal is preferred to the Court of Appeal against the Order of forfeiture, on the expiration of the period within which an appeal may be preferred to the Court of Appeal against such Order of forfeiture ;

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(b)

where an appeal had been preferred to the Court of Appeal against such Order of forfeiture, and no

Appeal is preferred to the Supreme Court against the Order of the Court of Appeal affirming or upholding such Order of forfeiture, on the expiration of the period within which an Appeal may be perferred to the Supreme Court from such

Order of the Court of Appeal ;

(c)

where an Appeal had been preferred, to the Court of

Appeal against such Order of forfeiture, and an appeal has been preferred to the Supreme Court from the determination of the Court of Appeal on the first mentioned appeal, upon the determination of the

Supreme Court affirming or upholding the Order of forfeiture.

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38. Forfeiture

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