Words starting with C

Ceylon Petroleum Corporation

Defined in Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) Act 2002, s 9

“means the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation established in terms of the provisions of section 2 of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Act…”

Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Act

Defined in Energy Supply (Temporary Provisions) Act 2002, s 31

“means the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Act…”

Ceylon Tourist Board

Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2006, s 217

“means the Ceylon Tourist Board established by the Ceylon Tourist Board Act…”

Ceylon Workers Congress

Defined in Saumyamoorthi Thondaman Memorial Foundation Act 2005, s 20

“means a Trade union registered under the Trade Union Ordinance”

Chairman

Defined in Housing Development Finance Corporation of Sri Lanka Act 1997, s 44

“means thc Chairman of the Board”

Also defined in 4 other Acts

charge card

Defined in Finance Act 2019, s 10

“means, a payment card which involves a line of credit granted by the issuer to the cardholder where the credit utilized by the cardholder must be settled fully on or before a date specified by the issuer, without any extended credit”

charitable institution

Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2006, s 217

“means the trustee or trustees of a trust, or corporation or an unincorporate body of persons established for a charitable purpose only or engaged solely in carrying out a charitable purpose”

Also defined in 1 other Act

charitable purpose

Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2006, s 217

“means a purpose for the benefit of the public or any section of the public in or outside Sri Lanka, of any of the following categories:— (a) the relief of poverty; (b) the advancement of education or knowledge; (c) the advancement of …”

charitable purposes

Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2017, s 195

“means a purpose for the benefit of the public or any section of the public in or outside Sri Lanka, of any of the following categories: (a) the relief of poverty; (b) the advancement of education or knowledge other than by any institution …”

chattel paper

Defined in Secured Transactions Act 2009, s 25

“means a record that creates a debt and a security interest in, or a lease of, goods”

Also defined in 1 other Act

chemical weapon

Defined in Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2007, s 47

“means the following, together or separately:— (a) toxic chemical and their precursors, except where intended for purposes not prohibited under the Convention, as long as the types and quantities are consistent with such purposes; (b) …”

chemicals

Defined in Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2007, s 47

“means the chemicals to which this Act applies specified in Schedules I, II and III to this Act”

cheque encashment

Defined in Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2005, s 18

“means receiving compensation for taking payment instruments or stored value, in exchange for money, payment instruments, or stored value delivered to the person delivering the payment instrument or stored value”

Chief Accounting Officer

Defined in National Audit Act 2018, s 55

“includes, unless otherwise specifically provided for in any other written law- (a) the Secretary to a Ministry, appointed to be the Chief Accounting Officer of such Ministry, by the Minister assigned the subject of Finance; (b) an officer …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

child

Defined in Civil aspects of International Child Education Act 2001, s 25

“means a person who has not altained sixteen ycars of age”

Also defined in 11 other Acts

child abuse

Defined in National Child Protection Authority Act 1998, s 39

“means any act or omission relatin g toa child, which would amount to a contravention of any of the provisions of— (a) sections 286a, 288, 288, 288n, 3084, 360a, 360B, 360c, 363, 364A, 365, 365A, or 365B of the Penal Code”

cigar

Defined in Tobacco Tax Act 1999, s 24

“means tobacco whether cut, crushed, broken or powdered - (i) rolled in a tobacco leave; and (ii) intended for smoking”

cigarette

Defined in Tobacco Tax Act 1999, s 24

“means tobacco specially grown for the manufacture of cigarettes whether cut, crushed, broken or powdered - (i) rolled in any type of wrapper (other than tobacco leaf or leaf meant for the manufacture of beedi); and (ii) intended for smoking”

cigarette substitute

Defined in Tobacco Tax Act 1999, s 24

“means tobacco in any form rolled in any type of wrapper and intended for smoking, and does not include a beedi, cigar or cigarette”

citizen

Defined in Right to Information Act 2016, s 43

“includes a body whether incorporated or unincorporated, if not less than three-fourths of the members of such body are citizens”

citizen of Sri Lanka

Defined in Land (Restrictions on Alienation) Act 2014, s 25

“means a citizen of Sri Lanka in terms of Citizenship Act”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

Citizenship Act

Defined in Land (Restrictions on Alienation) Act 2014, s 25

“means Citizenship Act”

civic disability

Defined in Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, art 170

“shall have the same meaning as in the Special Presidential Commissions of Inquiry Law…”

Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka Act

Defined in Civil Aviation Act 2010, s 124

“means the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka Act…”

Civil Procedure Code

Defined in Small Claims Courts’ Procedure Act 2022, s 34

“means the Civil Procedure Code; Small Claims Courts’ Procedure”

Also defined in 4 other Acts

claims incurred but not reported (IBNR)

Defined in Regulation of Insurance Industry Act 2000, s 114

“means claims which have occurred under any policy or policies of insurance issued by an insurer, during a financial year, but which have not been advised”

claims outstanding

Defined in Regulation of Insurance Industry Act 2000, s 114

“means all claims advised by the assured and for which the insurer will be liable under a policy or policies of insurance, but which have not been settled”

classes of insurance business

Defined in Regulation of Insurance Industry Act 2000, s 114

“means general insurance business and long term insurance business”

clearing and settlement system

Defined in Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2005, s 32

“means a system or arrangement for the clearing or settlement of payment obligations in the financial system, in any currency, and in which there is a minimum of three participants, at least one of whom is a financial institution; and …”

clearing facility

Defined in Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Act 2021, s 188

“means a facility for the clearing or settlement of transactions in securities”