Skip to content
srilawsby aturio
As enacted
EnglishSinhala සිංහල, official PDF on documents.gov.lkTamil தமிழ், official PDF on documents.gov.lk
Contents

14. Tendering false information an offence

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

(1)

The Commissioner or any officer authorised by the Commissioner, may where he has reason to believe that the information contained in a decleration made in terms of subsection (3) of section 7, or information provided to the

Board under subsection (1) of section 7, is wholly or partly false, recommend the Board that the name of such person be removed from the list of persons eligible to receive welfare benefit payments.

(2)

The Board may, on receipt of the recommendation under subsection (1), after making such inquiry as it considers necessary, remove the name of such person from the list of persons eligible to receive welfare benefit payments and inform such person in writing of the same. The Board shall also discontinue any payment to such person with immediate effect, and where any benefit has been paid to such person, the Board shall require him to refund the same to the Board within such time as is specified in that behalf.

Read on from s 15