13. Amendment of section 12 of the principal enactment

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

Section 12 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows: -

(1)

by the repeal of subsection (1) of that section and the substitution therefor, of the following subsection: -

“(1) Any police officer not below the rank of an Assistant Superintendent of Police shall take possession of, and otherwise deal with, the property which is subject to a Freezing

Order, and the Court on application made by such police officer or any other police

“Appointment of a Receiver etc., upon confirming a Freezing

Order.

officer not below the rank of an Assistant

Superintendent of Police and for the purpose of ascertaining the ownership, possession, beneficial ownership or the person who is in control of such property which is subject to the

Freezing Order, may order—

(a)

that any document relevant to-

(i)

tracing, tracking, or locating;

(ii)

identifying or quantifying;

(iii)

establishing the ownership, possession, beneficial ownership, or control of; or

(iv)

obtaining any other information pertaining to, such property, be delivered forthwith to such police officer; and

(b)

that any institution named in such order furnish to such police officer all documents and information obtained by such institution relating to or concerning the property which is subject to the Freezing Order or any information relating to business transactions conducted by such institution in connection with such property as the Court may direct.”;

and

(2)

by the repeal of subsection (3) of that section and the substitution therefor, of the following subsection: -

“(3) Upon ascertaining the ownership, possession, beneficial ownership or the person who is in control of any property which is subject to a Freezing Order, such police officer shall report the same to the

Court which made the order under subsection (1), along with all documents and information obtained, establishing and supporting such ownership, possession, beneficial ownership or control, as the case may be.”.

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