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191 words defined in Sri Lanka Acts, from “cannabis plant” to “Customs duty”.

191 words · showing 91 to 120

  • Commission

    Defined in Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act 2015, s 46

    “means— (a) a Commission of Inquiry appointed under the Commissions of Inquiry Act; (b) a Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry established under the Special Presidential Commissions of Inquiry Law…”

    Also defined in 3 other Acts

    Read s 46
  • Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption

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

    “means the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption established by section 2 of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Act…”

    Read s 40
  • Commissioner

    Defined in Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers Act 2005, s 12

    “means the person for the time being holding the office of Commissioner of Labour and includes any person for the time being holding office as a Deputy Commissioner of Labour or as an Assistant Commissioner of Labour or as a Labour Officer …”

    Also defined in 3 other Acts

    Read s 12
  • Commissioner for National Housing

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

    “means the Commissioner of National Housing appointed under the National Housing Act”

    Read s 4
  • Commissioner General

    Defined in Finance Act 2015, s 5

    “means the Commissioner General of Excise appointed under section 7 of the Excise Ordinance.”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 5
  • Commissioner General of Excise

    Defined in Tobacco Tax Act 1999, s 24

    “means the Commissioner General of Excise appointed under the Excise Ordinance”

    Read s 24
  • Commissioner General of Inland Revenue

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

    “means the Commissioner General of Inland Revenue appointed or deemed to be appointed under the Inland Revenue Act”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 25
  • Commissioner General of Motor Traffic

    Defined in Finance Act 2015, s 33

    “means the Commissioner General of Motor Traffic appointed under section 204 of the Motor Traffic Act”

    Read s 33
  • Commissioner of Elections

    Defined in Registration of Electors (Special Provisions) Act 2013, s 8

    “has the same meaning as in the Registration of Electors Act…”

    Read s 8
  • Commissioner of Local Government

    Defined in Anti-Corruption Act 2023, s 162

    “includes any Deputy Commissioner of Local Government and any Assistant Commissioner of Local Government”

    Read s 162
  • Commissioner-General

    Defined in Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers Act 2016, s 14

    “means the person for the time being holding the office of Commissioner-General of Labour and includes any person for the time being holding office as an Additional Commissioner-General, a Commissioner of Labour, a Deputy Commissioner of …”

    Also defined in 16 other Acts

    Read s 14
  • Commissioner-General of Inland Revenue

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

    “means the Commissioner-General of Inland Revenue appointed under section 97 of the Inland Revenue Act…”

    Read s 40
  • commitment

    Defined in Public Financial Management Act 2024, s 70

    “means the administrative action to which requisition is made prior to making an obligation”

    Read s 70
  • Committee

    Defined in Parliamentary Budget Office Act 2023, s 46

    “means any Committee of Parliament”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 46
  • Committee on Public Finance

    Defined in Parliamentary Budget Office Act 2023, s 46

    “means the Committee on Public Finance and Committee on Ways and Means appointed by Parliament in terms of the Standing Orders”

    Read s 46
  • common areas

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

    “means - (a) the canal and the lagoons; (b) parks and civic amenity areas; and (c) beaches and landscaping, situated within the Area of Authority of the Colombo Port City and any other such area as may be decided by the Commission, to be a …”

    Read s 75
  • common time table

    Defined in Sri Lanka Transport Board Act 2005, s 35

    “means a time table where the operating schedules of all buses on a given route are shown in a single panel;””

    Read s 35
  • Commonwealth Country

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

    “means a country within the Commonwealth, and includes a colony, territory, protectorate or other dependency of such country, or a ship or aircraft registered in such country”

    Read s 24
  • communicate

    Defined in Online Safety Act 2024, s 52

    “means communicating to one or more end users in Sri Lanka on or through the internet, a false statement or private information and includes transmitting, distributing, sharing, generating, propagating, publishing or tagging and the term …”

    Read s 52
  • communication

    Defined in Electronic Transactions Act 2006, s 26

    “means any statement, declaration, demand, notice or request, including an offer and the acceptance of an offer that a person is required to make or chooses to make in connection with an electronic transaction within the meaning of this Act”

    Read s 26
  • communication to the public

    Defined in Intellectual Property Act 2003, s 5

    “means the transmission to the public by wire or without wire of the images or sounds, or both, of a work, a performance or a sound recording including the making available to the public of a work, performance or sound recording in such a …”

    Read s 5
  • community

    Defined in Divineguma Act 2013, s 47

    “means plantation, urban or industrial sectors of the public”

    Read s 47
  • community based organisations

    Defined in Office for National Unity and Reconciliation Act 2024, s 24

    “means non-profit or non-governmental organizations that operates at the grassroot level within a specific community or locality.”

    Read s 24
  • community rules

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

    “means rules specifying guidelines and instructions as formulated from time to time by the Commission, which are to be complied with by the owners and occupiers of Condominium Parcels or premises situated within the Area of Authority of the …”

    Read s 75
  • Companies Act

    Defined in Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2023, s 93

    “means the Companies Act…”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

    Read s 93
  • company

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

    “means the company referred to in the paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 3”

    Also defined in 10 other Acts

    Read s 11
  • Competent Authority

    Defined in Regulation of Private Security Agencies Act 1998, s 21

    “means the person appointed under section 3 to be the Competent Authority for the purposes of this Act.”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 21
  • competition

    Defined in Convention against Doping in Sport Act 2013, s 36

    “means a single race, match, game or singular athletic contest”

    Read s 36
  • complaint

    Defined in Anti-Corruption Act 2023, s 162

    “shall mean any written or oral communication with statement received through electronic means or otherwise to the Commission in relation to the commission of an offence under this Act in which the communicator divulges his identity. This …”

    Read s 162
  • completed identified construction works

    Defined in Construction Industry Development Act 2014, s 67

    “means any identified construction work for which a certificate of completion or taking over certificate has been issued”

    Read s 67