As enacted

Contents

4. Temporal Applicability of the Act

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

Subject to the provisions of section 3, provisions of this Act shall apply to proceeds of crime located in or outside

Sri Lanka, notwithstanding the corresponding unlawful activity, which yielded such proceeds, being committed prior to the coming into operation of this Act.

(2)

No person shall be punished for having committed any offence under this Act, unless such offence was committed after the coming into operation of this Act:

Provided however, if an act which constitutes an offence under this Act shall have been continued to be perpetrated at the time of this Act coming into operation, it shall be possible to deal with such perpetrator as having committed the relevant offence under this Act.

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Part I

General Provisions and Offences

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Part II

Investigation Into Proceeds of Crime, Restraint And Seizure

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Part III

Judicial Freezing of Proceeds of Crime

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Part IV

Protection, Preservation and Management of Proceeds of Crime

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Part V

Proceeds of Crime Management authority

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Part VI

Forfeiture of Frozen Proceeds of Crime And Related Proceedings

Read on from Part VI

Part VII

Civil Remedy For Victims Of Crime

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Part VIII

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

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Part IX

Victims Of Crime Reparation Trust Fund

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Part X

International Cooperation

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Part XI

Miscellaneous Provisions

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