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Part I · General Provisions and Offences

22. Direction to disclose information by an unauthorized person to be an offence

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

Any person being a Designated Officer, an

Investigation Officer or any other person who is superior, parallel, or subordinate to a Designated Officer or an

Investigation Officer including any person who may possess managerial, supervisory or administrative authority in respect of a Designated Officer or an Investigation Officer who discloses, causes the release of or directs the disclosure or release of the information that –

(a)

any person is being investigated into under this

Act;

(b)

any property is being investigated on suspicion that it is proceeds of crime;

(c)

a person named or otherwise described is conducting an investigation under this Act or is advising in the conduct of investigation under this Act or is otherwise assisting in the conduct of an investigation;

(d)

an application is being made under this Act to a court of law; or

(e)

an order of restraint, seizure, judicial freezing, forfeiture is to be made in respect of any property, commits an offence:

Provided however, it shall not be an offence, if such information is provided by reason of -

(a)

his being required or authorized by this Act or any other law;

(b)

his acting for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act; or

(c)

his having done so in response to an order made by a court of law.

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