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Part II · Part ii

7. Offence of illegal betting in sports

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

Any person or any person connected to a sport who possesses information in connection with any sport or sporting event knowing such information to be inside information or information on illegal, corrupt conduct and—

(a)

bets on that sport or sporting event;

(b)

encourages another person to bet on that sport or sporting event in a particular way; or

(c)

communicates such information to another person who the first person knows, or ought reasonably to

Prevention of Offences relating to Sports know, would or would be likely to bet on that sport or sporting event, commits the offence of illegal betting in sports.

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Part III

Disclosure of Information

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Part IV

Investigation and Prosecution of Offences

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Part V

General

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