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Part IX · Investigation of Offences

56. Court order to obtain information

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

Where any person fails to provide any information, book, record, file, register or such other document or material or object or provides false, incorrect or incomplete information, book, record, file, register or such other document or material or object when required by a police officer conducting an investigation under section 55, a police officer not below the rank of an Assistant Superintendent of Police may make an application to a Magistrate for the issuance of an order-

(a)

authorizing any person named in the application to inspect any book, record, file, register and such other documents maintained in print, electronic or any other form, material or object of the person who has failed to comply with the requirement made under subsection (1) of section 55; or

(b)

requiring the person who has failed to comply with the requirement made in terms of subsection (1) of section 55, or a director, partner, member, secretary, manager, employee, agent, contractor or auditor of such person as may be named in the order, to produce any book, record, file, register and such other document maintained in print, electronic or any other form, material or object of such person, to a person and at a place specified in the order.

Part X

Offences and Penalties

Part XI

Finance

Part XII

General

Part XIII

Transitional Provisions

Schedules