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Proceeds of Crime Act 2025 · As enacted · Part I · General Provisions and Offences

18. Obstructing persons empowered under this Act to be an offence

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

Any person, who intentionally interferes, instructs, advices, obstructs, prevents, dissuades or takes any other measure to prevent, dissuade, or obstruct any person who is empowered under this Act to perform any function, from the performance of such function commits an offence:

Provided however, it shall not be an offence for a person duly authorized or empowered under this Act in good faith for a purpose which is not inconsistent with the objectives of this Act to issue instructions or give advice in the manner provided by this Act.

Read on from s 19

Part II

Investigation Into Proceeds of Crime, Restraint And Seizure

Read on from Part II

Part III

Judicial Freezing of Proceeds of Crime

Read on from Part III

Part IV

Protection, Preservation and Management of Proceeds of Crime

Read on from Part IV

Part V

Proceeds of Crime Management authority

Read on from Part V

Part VI

Forfeiture of Frozen Proceeds of Crime And Related Proceedings

Read on from Part VI

Part VII

Civil Remedy For Victims Of Crime

Read on from Part VII

Part VIII

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

Read on from Part VIII

Part IX

Victims Of Crime Reparation Trust Fund

Read on from Part IX

Part X

International Cooperation

Read on from Part X

Part XI

Miscellaneous Provisions

Read on from Part XI