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Part II

147. Officers of unincorporated bodies

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

(1)

A liability or obligation imposed by this Act on an unincorporated body shall be imposed on the body and on any person who is an officer of the body at the time the liability or obligation is imposed, and the body and each such officer shall be jointly and severally liable for that liability or obligation.

(2)

For the purposes of this Act, the existence of an unincorporated body and any taxable activity carried on by the unincorporated body shall be deemed not to be affected by any change in its members or officers.

(3)

A document which is required to be served on an unincorporated body under this Act may be served on an officer of the body.

(4)

Where an offence under this Act has been committed by an unincorporated body, the offence shall be deemed to have been committed by the officers of the unincorporated body.