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Part I · General Provisions and Offences

15. High Court to try offences under section 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14 and penalty for such offences

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

(1)

The High Court shall have jurisdiction to try and punish a person on indictment by the Attorney-General for having committed any offence under section 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,

11, 12, 13 or 14:

Provided however, if such offence had been committed in respect of proceeds of crime which had been derived out of the committing of an offence contained in the Anti-Corruption Act, the Director-General of the Commission to

Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption acting on a direction issued by the Commission shall have the authority to prefer indictment and prosecute the accused.

(2)

Any person who commits an offence specified in section 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14 shall on conviction after trial by the High Court be liable to a fine not exceeding rupees ten million and to imprisonment for a period not exceeding fifteen years. The provisions of sections 303 and 306 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, shall not be applicable with regard to such sentence of imprisonment.

Part II

Investigation Into Proceeds of Crime, Restraint And Seizure

Part III

Judicial Freezing of Proceeds of Crime

Part IV

Protection, Preservation and Management of Proceeds of Crime

Part V

Proceeds of Crime Management authority

Part VI

Forfeiture of Frozen Proceeds of Crime And Related Proceedings

Part VII

Civil Remedy For Victims Of Crime

Part VIII

Disposal Of Forfeited Proceeds Of Crime And The Utilization Of The Value Derived Thereof

Part IX

Victims Of Crime Reparation Trust Fund

Part X

International Cooperation

Part XI

Miscellaneous Provisions

Schedules