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Convention against Doping in Sport Act 2013 · As enacted · Part I · Offences

3. Offences

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

(1)

Any person who—

(a)

induces, supplies, administers any prohibited substance or uses or applies any prohibited method which are prescribed by regulations made under this

Act on an athlete ;

(b)

induces or introduces its metabolites or its markers in any athlete’s sample ;

(c)

uses or applies any prohibited substance or prohibited method on any animal used in sport ;

(d)

engages in sports has in one’s possession, any prohibited substance or prohibited method with the intention of committing an offence under this Act ;

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(e)

trafficks in any prohibited substance or uses on an athlete any prohibited substance or any prohibited method in sport, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.

‘trafficking’ means—

(i)

to sell, give, procure, transport, send, deliver or distribute ; or

(ii)

to offer to do anything mentioned in paragraph (i).

(2)

Any person who—

(a)

attempts to commit ;

(b)

aids and abets the commission of ; or

(c)

conspires with another person or a group of persons in the commission of, an offence within the meaning of subsection (1), shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.

In this subsection—

“aid or abet” has the same meaning as in section 100

of the Penal Code.

“conspires” has the same meaning as in section 113A of the Penal Code.

(3)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or subsection (2) of this section, shall on conviction on indictment by the High Court, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, and also be liable to a fine not less than rupees five hundred thousand and not more than rupees one million and may impose a prohibition for a certain number of years on his activities where the person convicted is a member of the athlete’s entourage.

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Part II

Therapeutic Use Exemptions

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Part III

Establishment of the Sri Lanka Anti Doping Agency

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Part IV

Disciplinary Procedure and Appeals Procedure in Relation to Anti-Doping Rule Violations

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Part V

Finance

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Part VI

General

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