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Part I · General Provisions and Offences

48. Functions to be discharged by Designated Officers jointly

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.

The Police Designated Officer and the Designated

Officer of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of

Bribery or Corruption shall –

(a)

regularly discuss and agree on the manner in which mutual cooperation may be extended between their respective institutions towards effectively achieving the objectives of this Act;

(b)

at a minimum of once in two months, jointly chair a meeting of Investigation Officers to discuss and agree on effective enforcement of provisions of this Act, and the manner in which the objectives of this Act may be achieved;

(c)

at a minimum of once in six months, jointly chair a meeting of the principal executive officers of public and statutory institutions which in terms of this Act are required to submit information pertaining to suspected proceeds of crime, to ensure that information specified in this Act is received;

(d)

develop and enforce-

(i)

pre-restraint and pre-seizure planning protocols to be applied by Investigation

Officers prior to restraining and seizing suspected proceeds of crime; and

(ii)

protection, preservation and management protocols following seizure of suspected proceeds of crime, pending an order for protection, preservation and management being made by the High Court;

(e)

at a minimum of once in six months, conduct a meeting with the Authority regarding the effective enforcement of the provisions of this

Act; and

(f)

prepare and submit to Parliament an Annual

Report setting out the manner in which the two institutions have given effect to provisions of this Act and achieved the objectives of this Act and publish such annual report in their respective websites.

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