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Part I · General Provisions and Offences

6. Concealment or disguising of proceeds of crime, etc. to be an offence

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

Any person who knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that any property is proceeds of crime, directly or indirectly does any act by himself or with the participation of others, including the carrying out of any transaction or giving advice relating to any act for the purpose of converting, transferring, concealing or disguising –

(a)

the origin, true nature, source, location, disposition, movement, ownership, acquisition, possession, use of, or value of such property or part thereof;

(b)

the identities of persons who may have committed the unlawful activity which gave rise to such property; or

(c)

the identities of persons who possess beneficial interests relating to such property, commits an offence.

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