Words starting with S

self employed person

Defined in National Insurance Trust Fund Act 2006, s 30

“means a person who is engaged in carrying out a livelihood by himself.”

sell

Defined in National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act 2015, s 146

“means offer, keep or expose for sale, transmit, convey or deliver for sale, for cash or credit or by way of exchange and whether by wholesale or retail and the term “sale” shall be construed accordingly”

sell electricity in bulk

Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2009, s 61

“has the same meaning as “bulk sales””

serious injury

Defined in Safeguard Measures Act 2018, s 41

“means a significant overall impairment in the position of a domestic industry”

serious offence

Defined in Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2002, s 24

“means of offence punishable with death or with imprisonment for a term not less than one year.”

service

Defined in Social Security Contribution Levy Act 2022, s 60

“includes any business of real estate and improvement thereon”

service charge

Defined in Recovery of Possession of Premises Given on Lease Act 2023, s 38

“means any service charge or management fee payable by the owner of a condominium unit to the Management Corporation established in relation to such condominium property under the Apartment Ownership Law…”

service fee

Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2017, s 195

“means a payment to the extent to which, based on market values, it is reasonably attributable to services rendered by a business of a person, but excludes interest, rent or a royalty”

service mark

Defined in Intellectual Property Act 2003, s 101

“means any visible sign serving to distinguish the services of one enterprise from those of an other enterprise”

service provider

Defined in Computer Crime Act 2007, s 38

“means— (a) a public or private entity which provides the ability for its customers to communicate by means of a computer system; and (b) any other entity that processes or stores computer data or information on behalf of that entity or its …”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

service sub-contractor

Defined in Petroleum Resources Act 2003, s 34

“means a person who provides goods or services to a Contractor for petroleum operations for, or on behalf of, a Contractor”

servitude

Defined in Registration of Title Act 1998, s 75

“means a right enjoyed by a person over a land parce! owned by another person”

settlement account

Defined in Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act 2023, s 124

“means an account maintained by a participant with the Central Bank under this Act and used for the purposes of the system with the approval of the Central Bank”

Sevana Fund

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

“means the Fund established under section 5 of the National Housing Development Authority Act…”

sexual favour

Defined in Anti-Corruption Act 2023, s 162

“means - (a) sexual intercourse; or (b) any act that may not amount to sexual intercourse, but may amount to or constitute physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature, including the exposure of a private body part or any act …”

sexual harassment

Defined in Prohibition of Ragging and Other Forms of Violence in Educational Institutions Act 1998, s 17

“means the use of criminal force, words or actions to cause sexual annoyance or harassment to a student or a member of the staff, of an educattonal institution”

share

Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2006, s 217

“includes any interest in the capital or profits or income of a company”

Also defined in 1 other Act

shared resources

Defined in Prevention of Domestic Violence Act 2005, s 23

“means movable or immovable property which both the aggrieved person and the respondent have habitually used or have had access to”

shareholder

Defined in Companies Act 2007, s 86

“means— (a) a person whose name is entered in the share register as the holder for the time being of one or more shares in the company; (b) until a person’s name is entered in the share register, a person named as a shareholder in an …”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

ship

Defined in Marine Pollution Prevention Act 1981, s 37

“means a vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment and includes fishing trawlers, hydrafoil boats, aircyshion vehicles, submersibles.barges, floating-craft and fixed or floating platforms without regard to the method …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

shipbroking business

Defined in Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers of Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Act 2024, s 18

“means a professional service carried out by companies and individuals in the industry of shipping business”

shipping business

Defined in Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers of Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Act 2024, s 18

“includes ship sale and purchase, ship management, dry cargo chartering, tanker chartering, port agency, liner trades, logistics and multimodal transport, port and terminal management, ship finance, shipping law, insurance, bunkering and …”

significant management interest

Defined in Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Act 2026, s 83

“means, the controlling power over the control and management of a microfinance institution irrespective of shareholding by a director or a member of a senior or executive management – (a) directly; (b) by general acceptance; or (c) through …”

skimming

Defined in Payment Devices Frauds Act 2006, s 32

“means the copying of encoded data on the magnetic stripe of one payment device to another genuine or counterfeit device including white plastic”

Small and Medium Enterprise

Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2017, s 195

“means a person who satisfies the following conditions:— (a) the person who conducts business solely in Sri Lanka other than an individual who is engaged in providing professional services individually or in partnership being an individual …”

small claim

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

“means a debt, damage or demand referred to in the Seventh Schedule of the Judicature Act, which does not exceed the sum specified or such other amount as may be fixed by the Minister from time to time in terms of subsection (2) of section …”

smuggled medicine, medical device or borderline product

Defined in National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act 2015, s 146

“means a medicine, medical device or borderline product imported or brought in to the country in contravention of the provisions of this Act and without obtaining an import license from the Authority”

social gambling

Defined in Gambling Regulatory Authority Act 2025, s 79

“means non-remote gambling which – (a) is conducted by an individual in premises that are either the individual’s home or another individual’s home in Sri Lanka; (b) has as participants only individuals who are members of the same family or …”

social infrastructure

Defined in Economic Transformation Act 2024, s 98

“means, essential facilities for the wellbeing and productivity enhancement of the employees of the enterprises and shall include day care centers, medical centers, accommodation, recreation facilities. SCHEDULE (sections 89 and 94) 1. …”

Social Innovation Lab

Defined in National Innovation Agency Act 2019, s 27

“means, a place that uses foresight and innovation tools to prototype and test development solutions for social problems, through citizen-centric engagements to ensure they are agile and holistic before nation-wide implementation”