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Part II · Freezing and Forfeiture of Assets in Relation to the Offence of Money Laundering

10. High Court to permit essential and legitimate transactions

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

In confirming a Freezing Order made under section 7, the High Court may on an application made in that behalf, if it is of opinion that such an Order could damage legitimate business or other interests of any person affected thereby, and that essential transactions relating to such account, property or investment as may have been prohibited by such

Freezing Order may be legitimately carried out, make order permitting the carrying on of such transactions subject to supervision by and under the direction of a person appointed in that behalf by Court or of a receiver appointed in that behalf under section 11.

Part III

General

Part IV

Provisions Relating to Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Relation to the Offence of Money Laundering