28. Amendment of section 24 of the principal enactment

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

Section 24 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows: -

(1)

in subsection (1) of that section-

(a)

by the repeal of paragraph (b) of that subsection and the substitution therefor, of the following paragraph: -

“(b) is about to board or leave, or has boarded or left, any ship or aircraft,”; and

(b)

by the substitution for the words and the figure “whether the person has in his or her possession, any cash or negotiable bearer instruments in respect of which a report under subsection 5 is required.”, of the words and the figure “whether the person has in possession, any cash or bearer negotiable instruments in respect of which a report under subsection (5) is required.”;

(2)

by the repeal of subsection (4) of that section and the substitution therefor, of the following subsection: -

“(4) Where an authorised officer has reasonable grounds to believe that cash or bearer negotiable instruments found in the course of an examination or search conducted under subsection (1) may afford evidence as to the commission of an unlawful activity, such authorised officer shall seize such cash or bearer negotiable instruments.”;

(3)

by the repeal of subsection (5) of that section and the substitution therefor, of the following subsection: -

“(5) An authorised officer who has seized cash or bearer negotiable instruments under subsection (4) shall forthwith report such seizure to the Financial Intelligence Unit.”;

and

(4)

by the repeal of the marginal note to that section and the substitution therefor, of the following marginal note: -

“Cash reporting at border.”.

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