Skip to content
srilawsby aturio
As enacted
EnglishSinhala සිංහල, official PDF on documents.gov.lkTamil தமிழ், official PDF on documents.gov.lk
Contents

Part I · Money Laundering

4. Presumption

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

For the purposes of any proceedings under this Act, it shall be deemed until the contrary is proved, that any movable or immovable property acquired by a person has been derived or realized directly or indirectly from any unlawful activity, or are the proceeds of any unlawful activity, if such property—

(a)

being money, cannot be or could not have been—

(i)

part of the known income or receipts of such person; or

(ii)

money to which his known income or receipts has or had been converted; or

(b)

being property other than money, cannot be or could not have been—

(i)

property acquired with any part of his known income or receipts; and

(ii)

property which is or was part of his known income or receipts; and

(iii)

property to which is any part of his known income or receipts has or had been converted.

Read on from s 5

Part II

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

Read on from Part II

Part III

General

Read on from Part III

Part IV

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

Read on from Part IV