Words starting with D

dactyloscopic data

Defined in Personal Data Protection Act 2022, s 56

“means, data relating to fingerprints”

dangerous drug

Defined in Drug Dependant Persons (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 2007, s 23

“means any drug falling within the Third Schedule to the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance or included in any law enacted in its place”

Also defined in 1 other Act

dangerous goods

Defined in Civil Aviation Act 2010, s 124

“means any substances or articles which are capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property or the environment and which are shown in the list of dangerous goods specified in the Technical Instructions issued by International Civil …”

data

Defined in Payment Devices Frauds Act 2006, s 32

“means a representation of information or of concepts that are being prepared or have been prepared in a form suitable for use in a computer or in a payment device or which is stored or generated by a computer”

data concerning health

Defined in Personal Data Protection Act 2022, s 56

“means, personal data related to the physical or psychological health of a natural person, which includes any information that indicates his health situation or status”

data message

Defined in Electronic Transactions Act 2006, s 26

“means information generated, sent, received ot stored by electronic, magnetic, optical or other similar means”

Data Protection Authority

Defined in Personal Data Protection Act 2022, s 56

“means, the Authority established under section 28 of this Act”

Data Protection Officer

Defined in Personal Data Protection Act 2022, s 56

“means, the person designated or appointed under section 20 of this Act”

data subject

Defined in Personal Data Protection Act 2022, s 56

“means, an identified or identifiable natural person, alive or deceased, to whom the personal data relates”

dealer direct participant

Defined in Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2005, s 10

“shall have the same meanings as are assigned to them in the Local Treasury Bills Ordinance and the Registered Stocks and Securities Ordinance”

dealing with property

Defined in Proceeds of Crime Act 2025, s 150

“means- (a) a transfer or disposition of property; (b) making or receiving a gift of the property; (c) removing the property from Sri Lanka; (d) where the property is a debt owed to that person, making a payment to any person in reduction …”

debit

Defined in Debits Tax Act 2002, s 19

“means an entry made against a current account of any person or persons in respect of a withdrawal of funds from that account by cheque, draft, order or any other instruction of that person or persons, and includes the charges made by a …”

debit card

Defined in Finance Act 2019, s 10

“means, a payment card that may be used to withdraw cash or execute payments for purchase of goods and services, or for both such purposes, by directly debiting from the cardholder’s account”

debt

Defined in Public Debt Management Act 2024, s 39

“includes all financial liabilities created by – (i) borrowing; (ii) entering into supplier’s credit agreements and financial lease agreements; (iii) issuances of debt securities for any other purpose than borrowing; and (iv) assumptions of …”

debt of the Government

Defined in Public Debt Management Act 2024, s 39

“means liabilities created by debt and debt raised by the entities specified under paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 2”

debt securities

Defined in Public Debt Management Act 2024, s 39

“means securities issued in electronic (dematerialized) form or in paper form, to named persons or as bearer instruments and may be negotiable or non-negotiable which includes Treasury bills and bonds, promissory notes, certificates, notes …”

debtor

Defined in Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Act 2026, s 2

“means- (a) before a Personal Insolvency Order has been made, the individual in respect of whom an application, petition or proposal has been made or is being prepared; and (b) after a Personal Insolvency Order has been made, the individual …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

declared online location

Defined in Online Safety Act 2024, s 52

“means an online location declared under section 28”

dedicated sports channel

Defined in Finance Act 2015, s 24

“means a television channel of which ninety per centum of the telecasting time is allocated for telecasting sports related programmes”

dedicated transmission line

Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2024, s 52

“means, any electricity supply line or point to point connection which is required for the purpose of connecting electricity lines or electricity plants of a captive generating plant or generating station, to any transmission line or …”

dedicated wards

Defined in National Insurance Trust Fund Act 2006, s 30

“mean wards identified or established in specified hospitals for the purpose of providing health care and nursing to persons entitled to receive benefits under this Act.”

deed administration

Defined in Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Act 2026, s 2

“means deed administration under Part IX and “deed administrator” shall have the corresponding meaning”

default

Defined in Secured Transactions Act 2024, s 75

“means- (a) the failure to pay or otherwise perform the obligation secured when due; or (b) the occurrence of any event or a set of circumstances whereupon, under the terms of the security agreement, the security right becomes enforceable”

default proceedings

Defined in Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Act 2021, s 32

“mean any proceedings or other action taken by a licensed clearing house under its default rules”

default rules

Defined in Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Act 2021, s 32

“mean such rules of the licensed clearing house which provide for the initiation of default proceedings if a clearing member has failed to meet its obligations in respect of all or any unsettled market contracts to which the clearing member …”

defaulter

Defined in Default Taxes (Special Provisions) Act 2010, s 17

“means any person whose tax is in default in terms of the provisions of section 2 of this Act”

Also defined in 1 other Act

degree

Defined in Ocean University of Sri Lanka Act 2014, s 67

“means both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees awarded by the University; Ocean University of Sri Lanka “Governing Body” means the overall administrative body of the University”

delist

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

“means to remove listed securities from the official list of an exchange”

dentist

Defined in National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act 2015, s 146

“means a person for the time being registered as a dentist under the Medical Ordinance”

Department

Defined in Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 2018, s 85

“means the Department of Commerce”

Also defined in 2 other Acts