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Part V · General

33. Expenses in suit or prosecution to be paid out of the Fund

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

(1)

Any expenses incurred by the Authority in any suit or prosecution brought by or against it before any Court, shall be paid out of the Fund of the Authority and any costs paid to or recovered by the Authority in any such suit or prosecution shall be credited to the Fund of the Authority.

(2)

Expenses incurred by any member of the Board, the

Director-General or any officer or other employee of the

Authority in any suit or prosecution brought against such person before any Court or Tribunal in respect of any act which is done or purported to be done by such person under the provisions of this Act or any other written law or on the direction of the Authority shall, if the court holds that such act was done in good faith, be paid out of the Fund of the

Authority, unless such expenses are recoverable by such person in such suit or prosecution.