නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Act -
“missing person” means a person whose fate or whereabouts are reasonably believed to be unknown and which person is reasonably believed to be unaccounted for and missing-
(i)
in the course of, consequent to, or in connection with the conflict which took place in the Nothern and Eastern
Provinces or its aftermath, or is a member of the armed forces or police who is identified as “missing in action”; or
(ii)
in connection with political unrest or civil disturbances; or
(iii)
as an enforced disappearance as defined in the “International Convention on
Protection of All Persons from Enforced
Disappearances”;
“relative of a missing person” shall in relation to such missing person include the following persons–
(i)
spouse;
(ii)
children including adopted children, non-marital children, or step children;