Words starting with A

Auditor-General

Defined in National Audit Act 2018, s 55

“means the Auditor General appointed under Article 153 of the Constitution”

author

Defined in Intellectual Property Act 2003, s 5

“means the physical person who has created the work”

authorisation

Defined in Payment Devices Frauds Act 2006, s 32

“means the process by which an acquirer obtains an approval from the Issuer for a payment device transaction. The authorisation process could be either by voice recognition or by electronic means”

authorise

Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2024, s 52

“means authorised by licence or exemption under this Act”

authorised officer

Defined in Financial Transactions Reporting Act 2006, s 33

“means — (a) a Police Officer above the rank of an Assistant Superintendent of Police or; (b) a Customs Officer above the rank of Superintendent of Customs”

authorised person

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

“means a person to whom a registration, licence, authorisation or such other approval as required in terms of this Act has been issued or granted by the Commission, subject to any condition as may be stipulated therein”

authorised representative

Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2017, s 195

“means any individual who is authorized in writing by a person to act on his behalf from time to time for the purposes of this Act and who is - (a) in any case- (i) a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka; (ii) an …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Authority

Defined in Apartment Ownership (Special Provisions) Act 2018, s 4

“means the Condominium Management Authority established under the Condominium Management Authority Law…”

Also defined in 5 other Acts

authorized

Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2009, s 61

“means authorized by a licence issued or an exemption granted under this Act”

authorized analyst

Defined in Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2007, s 47

“means the Government Analyst, the Additional Government Analyst, a Deputy Government Analyst, a Senior Assistant Government Analyst and an Assistant Government Analyst”

authorized dealer

Defined in Foreign Exchange Act 2017, s 33

“means a bank licensed under the Banking Act…”

authorized representative

Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2006, s 217

“means any individual who is authorized in writing”

authorized security personnel

Defined in Civil Aviation Act 2010, s 124

“means a member of the Security Services maintained by a Service Provider to whom a licence is issued by the Director General for the provision and maintenance of an aviation security service and includes any member of the Armed Forces or …”

automated processing

Defined in Personal Data Protection Act 2022, s 56

“means, processing that does not involve any manual processing”