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As enacted

6. Interpretation

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

In this Act—

“activities of any militant terrorist group” means any act which is defined as a “terrorist act” in the Convention on the Suppression of

Terrorist Financing Act, No. 25 of 2005, as amended by Act, No. 3 of 2013;

“disadvantaged person” means a person who was unable to pursue his rights in a court in which he was by law enabled to pursue such rights, as a result of the circumstances which prevailed due to the activities of any militant terrorist group during the period commencing on May 1st, 1983 and ending on May 18th,

2009.