Words starting with D

dependent child

Defined in Finance Business Act 2011, s 74

“shall mean a child who is under the age of eighteen years; or a child under the age of twenty five years who is unmarried and unemployed, or a child, irrespective of age, who suffers from a physical or mental disability that renders him …”

deposit

Defined in Microfinance Act 2016, s 37

“shall have the meaning assigned to it under the Finance Business Act…”

Also defined in 1 other Act

deposit liabilities

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

“means all those liabilities of a licensed commercial bank, being demand deposits, special deposits, savings deposits, time deposits, placements made by any institution other than a licensed commercial bank in the inter-bank call money …”

depository participant

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

“means a person who has access to the facilities of a central depository and is admitted as a depository participant under the rules of a central depository”

deprivation of liberty

Defined in International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Act 2018, s 25

“means the confinement of a person to a particular place, where such person does not consent to that confinement”

Deputy Chairman

Defined in National Child Protection Authority Act 1998, s 39

“means the Deputy Chairman of the Authority appointed under section 8.”

Deputy Commissioner

Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2006, s 217

“means a Deputy Commissioner of Inland Revenue appointed or deemed to be appointed under this Act”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

Deputy Mayor

Defined in Local Authorities Filling of Vacancies (Special Provisions) Act 2013, s 5

“means the Deputy Mayor of a Municipal Council or the Vice-Chairman of an Urban Council or a Pradeshiya Sabha”

derivatives

Defined in Public Debt Management Act 2024, s 39

“means instruments used for hedge against the financial risk embedded in the Government debt portfolio and may include interest and currency swaps or such similar instruments”

Also defined in 1 other Act

derivatives exchange

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

“means a body corporate licensed as a derivatives exchange under this Act”

designated clearing and settlement system

Defined in Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2005, s 32

“means a clearing and settlement system designated under this Chapter”

designated foreign currency

Defined in Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act 2021, s 75

“means a foreign currency determined to be “designated foreign currency” by the Monetary Board for the purposes of section 25 of the Banking Act…”

designated non-finance business

Defined in Financial Transactions Reporting Act 2006, s 33

“includes— (a) individual and collective portfolio management; (b) investing, administering or managing funds or money on behalf of other persons; (c) safekeeping and administration of cash or liquid securities of behalf of other persons …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

designated non-finance business and professions

Defined in Proceeds of Crime Act 2025, s 150

“includes – a) casinos including a person who carries on a business of casinos through the internet and ship-based or vessel-based casinos; (b) real estate agents including property developers; (c) dealers in precious metals and dealers in …”

designated officer

Defined in Right to Information Act 2016, s 43

“means a designated officer appointed under section 23 of this Act”

designated payment system

Defined in Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2005, s 18

“means a payment system designated under the provisions of this Chapter”

designated securities account

Defined in Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2005, s 10

“means a securities account in which title to securities held in it is stated to be subject to adverse claims”

developer

Defined in Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority Act 2007, s 70

“means a person to whom a permit is issued under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 18 of this Act, to carry on an on-grid renewable energy project”

Development Control Regulations

Defined in Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act 2021, s 75

“means development control regulations relating to the Area of Authority of the Colombo Port City and which are prescribed by the President or in the event that the subject of the Colombo Port City is assigned to a Minister, by such …”

Development License

Defined in Petroleum Resources Act 2003, s 34

“means the authority to recover and save commercial quantities of petroleum resources in a designated area of an exploration block issued in terms of section 10”

development project

Defined in National Enterprise Development Authority Act 2006, s 35

“means any activity whether public or private which would generate production, income, employment or which would otherwise improve the economic, social, cultural or environmenental conditions of any Special Economic Zone declared in terms …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

device

Defined in Prevention of Offences relating to Sports Act 2019, s 40

“includes an electronic device”

DFCC Bank

Defined in DFCC Bank (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 2014, s 11

“means the DFCC Bank established by the DFCC Bank Act as amended from time to time”

Dhamma School

Defined in Dhamma School Fund Act 2000, s 20

“means a school maintained exclusively for the propagation of the Buddha Dhamma to laymen.”

digital gambling

Defined in Gambling Regulatory Authority Act 2025, s 79

“means any form of gambling that is conducted, or is capable of being conducted, using electronic or digital means and includes interactive gaming, internet gambling, mobile gambling, social gambling, any other form of gambling that is …”

diminution in value

Defined in Secured Transactions Act 2024, s 75

“means the difference between before and after, of the value of any property which has been damaged”

Diplomatic Privileges Act

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

“means the Diplomatic Privileges Act…”

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”

directives

Defined in Public Financial Management Act 2024, s 70

“include circulars, guidelines or special directions issued by General Treasury or Department under the General Treasury”

directly competitive product

Defined in Safeguard Measures Act 2018, s 41

“means domestic product similar to or serving as a substitute for the product subject to investigation”