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Part IV · General

130. General offences

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

Every person who—

(a)

being a person acting under the authority of this

Act, discloses any information obtained by him in or in connection with the exercise of his powers or the discharging of his functions under this Act, to any person for any purpose other than a purpose for which he is authorized to disclose such information;

(b)

obstructs, without any justifiable or lawful basis, any person acting in the exercise of his powers under this Act or any regulation made thereunder;

(c)

being a person acting under the authority of this

Act, behaves or conducts himself in a vexatious or provocative manner, while exercising or discharging any power or function under this Act;

or

(d)

fails to furnish any return or information in compliance with any requirement imposed on him under this Act or knowingly makes any false statement in any return or information furnished by him, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.

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Part VII

Repeals and Transitional Provisions

Part VIII

Interpretation