19. Amendment of section 19 of the principal enactment

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

Section 19 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows: -

(1)

in subsection (1) of that section-

(a)

in paragraph (b) of that subsection, by the substitution for the words and figures “in subsection (1) of section 3,”, of the words and figures “in subsection (1) of section 5,” and for the words “on the directions of the Authority.”, of the words “on the directions of the Financial

Intelligence Unit;” and

(b)

by the addition immediately after paragraph (b) of that subsection, of the following new paragraph: -

“(c) against any Receiver, Special Manager or the Proceeds of Crime Management

Authority or any person carrying out any activity under the authority of a Receiver,

Special Manager or the Proceeds of

Crime Management Authority for any lawful act which in good faith is done or purported to be done by such Receiver,

Special Manager, the Proceeds of Crime

Management Authority or person in the performance of any duty imposed by this Act.”;

(2)

in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for the words “the Authority”, of the words “the

Financial Intelligence Unit”; and

(3)

by the repeal of the marginal note to that section and the substitution therefor, of the following marginal note: -

“Protection for action taken under this Act.”.

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