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Part XXI · Offences Miscellaneous Offences

512. Penalty for falsification of records

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

(1)

Any person who, with intent to defraud or deceive a person—

(a)

destroys, parts with, mutilates, alters or falsifies, or is a party to the destruction, mutilation, alteration or falsification of any register, accounting records, book, paper or other document belonging or relating to a company ; or

(b)

makes or is a party to the making of a false entry in any register, accounting records, book, paper or other document belonging or relating to a company, shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one million rupees or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

Read on from s 513

Part XXII

Miscellaneous Prohibition of Partnership with More Than Twenty Members

Read on from Part XXII

Part XXIII

Repeals and Amendments

Read on from Part XXIII

Schedules