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Part I · General Provisions and Offences

25. Magistrate’s Court to try offences under section 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, or 24 and penalty for such offences

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

(1)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the

Code of Criminal Procedure Act, the Magistrate’s court shall have jurisdiction to try a person against whom criminal proceedings have been instituted in such court for having committed offences contained in section 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,

21, 22, 23, or 24 with the sanction of the Attorney-General and punish such person in terms of this Act.

(2)

If an offence contained in section 16, 17, 18, 19,

20, 21, 22, 23, or 24 has been committed in respect of any property obtained, derived or realized out of committing of an offence under the Anti-Corruption Act, the Director-General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or

Corruption acting on a direction of the Commission shall be entitled to investigate the committing of such offence, institute criminal proceedings and prosecute the accused.

(3)

Any person convicted of having committed an offence under section 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, or 24 shall be punished with imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years and with a fine not exceeding one million rupees. The provisions of section 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