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20. Privilege of witnesses

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

(1)

Every person who makes a statement before a

Board shall, in respect of such statement, be entitled to all the privileges which a witness giving evidence before a court of law is entitled to in respect of such evidence.

(2)

No statement made by any person before a Board shall be admissible in evidence in any civil or criminal proceedings.