39. Insertion of new section 31a in the principal enactment

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

The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 31 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 31A of that enactment:-

“All offences under Part

IVB of this

Act deemed to be cognizable offences

“The

Authority shall be deemed to be a Scheduled

Institution within the meaning of the Anti-Corruptions

Act

31A. Where an offence under this Act or any regulation made thereunder is committed by a body of persons, then, if that body of persons is –

(a)

a body corporate, every director, member or other principal officer of that body corporate; or

(b)

a firm, every partner of that firm; or

(c)

an unincorporated body, every individual who is a controlling member of such body and every principal officer of that body responsible for its management and control, shall be deemed to be guilty of such offence:

Provided that, no such person shall be deemed to be guilty of such offence if he proves that such offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.”.

Read on from s 40