3. Applicability of the Act

any person who commits any unlawful activity or any part thereof in Sri Lanka including in its territorial waters, air space, on board an aircraft or a vessel registered in Sri Lanka or chartered by any person in Sri Lanka, including any unlawful activity committed prior to coming into operation of this Act provided at the time of committing such unlawful activity it was an offence;

any person who is a Sri Lankan citizen or is resident in Sri Lanka who commits any unlawful activity or part thereof outside Sri Lanka;

any diplomatic or consular officer of Sri Lanka notwithstanding the provisions of the Diplomatic

any person who commits an unlawful activity or part thereof in or outside Sri Lanka with regard to public property of Sri Lanka whether proceeds of such unlawful activity are found within or outside Sri Lanka;

any person who commits an unlawful activity or part thereof in or outside Sri Lanka with regard to or in respect of a citizen of Sri Lanka whether proceeds of such unlawful activity are found within or outside Sri Lanka;

any person who commits an unlawful activity or part thereof in or outside Sri Lanka which has an adverse impact or any potential of such impact on the legitimate interests of Sri Lanka or its citizen whether proceeds of such unlawful activity are found within or outside Sri Lanka;

any person who commits an unlawful activity or part thereof from within the premises of any diplomatic or consular mission of Sri Lanka or the place of residence of a diplomatic or consular officer of Sri Lanka, independent of whether or not such place of residence has been procured using public funds of Sri Lanka;

any person who commits an unlawful activity or part thereof within the premises occupied on behalf of or under the control of the Government of Sri Lanka or a statutory body established by any law of Sri Lanka, or within the place of residence of an employee of such statutory body situated outside Sri Lanka;

any person who commits an offence under this

any proceeds of crime found in Sri Lanka or on board an aircraft or a vessel registered in

any proceeds of crime found in or outside Sri Lanka, of an unlawful activity committed in Sri Lanka;

any proceeds of crime found in or outside Sri Lanka, of an unlawful activity committed outside Sri Lanka by a citizen or a resident of Sri Lanka;

any proceeds of crime brought into, in transit, bound for, passing through or taken out of Sri Lanka.