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Part III · Powers and Functions of the Financial Intelligence Unit

20. Non-disclosure of information in certain case

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.

(1)

The provisions of this section shall be applicable in relation to any person who is, or who has been, a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Financial Intelligence Unit.

(2)

Except for the purpose of the performance of his or her duties or the exercise of his or her functions under this Act, or when lawfully required to do so by any court, the person referred to in subsection (1) shall not disclose any information or matter which has been obtained by him or her in the performance of his or her duties or the exercise of his or her functions under this Act or which he or she has knowledge except for one or more of the following purposes :—-

(a)

for securing compliance with, or detecting evasion of, any requirement contained in any provision of this Act or any other written law relating thereto ;

(b)

the implementation of the Prevention of Money

Laundering Act, No. 5 of 2006 and the Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing Act, No.

25 of 2005 ; or

(c)

the purposes of section 50A of the Exchange

Control Act (Chapter 423).

Financial Transactions Reporting

Read on from s 21

Part IV

Functions of Supervisory Authority of an Institution and Auditors

Read on from Part IV

Part V

Currency Reporting at the Border

Read on from Part V

Part VI

Offences and Liabilities

Read on from Part VI

Part VII

Miscellaneous

Read on from Part VII