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2. Amendment of the First Schedule to Act…

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

The First Schedule to the Code of Criminal Procedure

Act, No. 15 of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) as last amended by Act, No. 28 of 1998 is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

by the insertion, immediately after the entry relating to section 286A, of the following entries —

“286B Failure of person providing services by the use of computer to prevent sexual abuse of child.

Same SameSame Same Imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both such imprisonment and fine.

Magistrates’

Court 286C

Failure to inform of use of premises for child abuse.

Same SameSame Same Imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both such imprisonment and fine.”

Magistrates’

Court

“358A Debt

Bondage,

Serfdom,

Forced or

Compulsory

Labour, or

Slavery.

Same

Imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding twenty years and fine.

Debt

Bondage,

Serfdom,

Forced or

Compulsory

Labour, or

Slavery when committed in relation to a child or engaging or recruiting a child for use in armed conflict”.

Same

Imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding thirty years and fine.

(2)

by the repeal of the heading, appearing immediately after the entry relating to section 349 and the substitution therefor of the following new heading :—

“KIDNAPPING, ABDUCTION, PROCURATION, SEXUAL

EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN, TRAFFICKING, DEBT

BONDAGE, SERFDOM, FORCED OR COMPULSORY

LABOUR, SLAVERY, RECRUITMENT OF CHILDREN

FOR USE IN ARMED CONFLICT, OFFENCES RELATED

TO ADOPTION AND SOLICITING A CHILD.”

(3)

by the insertion, immediately after the entries relating to section 358 of the following new entries —

(4)

by the repeal of all the entries relating to section 360C and the substitution therefor of the following entries:—

“360C Trafficking May arrest without a warrant.

Imprisonment of either description for a term not less than two years and not exceeding twenty years and may also be punished with fine.

Same

Imprisonment of either description for a term not less than three years and not exceeding twenty years, and may also be punished with fine.

If the offence is committed in respect of a child.

360D

Offences related to adoption.

Same

Imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding twenty years or to a fine or to both such imprisonment and fine.

360E

Soliciting a child.

Same

Imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years or to a fine or to both such imprisonment and fine.”

Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency.

(5)

by the repeal of all the entries relating to section 365B and the substitution therefor of the following entries:—

“365B Grave sexual abuse.

Same

Rigorous imprisonment for not less than five years and not exceeding twenty years and fine and compensation.

Same

Rigorous imprisonment for not less than seven years and not exceeding twenty years and fine and compensation.”

If the offence is committed in respect of a person under eighteen years of age.

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