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Part I · General Provisions and Offences

23. Failure to perform a duty 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 fails to comply with a duty conferred on him by this Act commits an offence:

Provided however, if such person can establish that he has in good faith attempted to fulfil the relevant duty and the failure to perform such duty was for reasons beyond his control, he shall not be liable for prosecution or conviction.

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