65 words defined in Sri Lanka Acts, from “early warning” to “extraordinary public financial support”.
65 words · showing 1 to 30
Defined in National Building Research Institute Act 2025, s 32
“means, the process to generate and disseminate timely and meaningful warning information to enable individuals, and communities threatened by a hazard to prepare and to act appropriately and in suffi cient time to reduce the possibility of …”
Read s 32Defined in Intellectual Property Act 2003, s 5
“means the rights referred to in section 9”
Read s 5Defined in Prohibition of Ragging and Other Forms of Violence in Educational Institutions Act 1998, s 17
“means — @ (g) a Higher Educational Institution; (a) (b) any other Institution recognized under Chapter IV of the Universities Act…”
Read s 17Defined in International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Act 2018, s 25
“means the power to issue orders to subordinates and the capacity to ensure compliance with such orders”
Read s 25Defined in Regulation of Election Expenditure Act 2023, s 9
“means, an election conducted under – (a) the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance; (b) the Provincial Councils Elections Act…”
Also defined in 1 other Act
Read s 9Defined in Competent Authority (Powers and Functions) Act 2002, s 8
“means the Election Commission established under Article 103 of the Constitution”
Also defined in 1 other Act
Read s 8Defined in Regulation of Election Expenditure Act 2023, s 9
“means, an electoral district specified in a Proclamation under Article 97 of the Constitution and for the time being in force”
Read s 9Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2009, s 61
“means any line whether underground or over ground which is used for carrying electricity for any purpose and includes, unless the context otherwise requires— (a) any support for any such line, including but not limited to, any structure …”
Read s 61Defined in Energy Supply (Temporary Provisions) Act 2002, s 31
“means cnergy which is generated, transmitted, supplied or used for any purpose other than the transmission of a message”
Read s 31Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2009, s 61
“means any plant, equipment, apparatus or appliance used for or for purposes connected with, the generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity, other than— (a) an electric line; (b) a meter used for ascertaining the …”
Also defined in 1 other Act
Read s 61Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2024, s 52
“means, the combination of electrical generators (i.e., power plants), transmission and distribution lines, equipment, circuits, and transformers used to generate and transport electricity from the generator to the consumption areas or to …”
Read s 52Defined in Finance Act 2023, s 7
“means, any motor vehicle with only electric motor for propulsion”
Read s 7Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2024, s 52
“means, any line whether used for carrying electricity for any purpose which is laid underground or on the surface, and includes any equipment used as support for any such line, including, but not limited to, any structure, pole or other …”
Read s 52Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2009, s 61
“means the provisions of Schedule II to this Act”
Also defined in 1 other Act
Read s 61Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2024, s 52
“means, the purchase of electricity for resale and the expression “trade” shall be construed accordingly”
Read s 52Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2009, s 61
“means any person engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity, including any person who is exempted from obtaing a licence under this Act”
Read s 61Defined in Electronic Transactions Act 2006, s 26
“means information generated, sent received or stored by electronic, magnetic, optical, or similar capacities regardless of the medium”
Also defined in 2 other Acts
Read s 26Defined in Anti-Corruption Act 2023, s 162
“means any communication made by means of data message generated, sent, received or stored by electronic, magnetic, optical or other similar means”
Read s 162Defined in Prevention of Offences relating to Sports Act 2019, s 40
“means any device used for communication or for processing or transmission of information or data”
Read s 40Defined in Electronic Transactions Act 2006, s 26
“includes documents, records, information, communications or transactions in electronic form”
Read s 26Defined in Electronic Transactions Act 2006, s 26
“means a written document, or other record created, stored, generated, received, or communicated by electronic means”
Also defined in 3 other Acts
Read s 26Defined in Electronic Transactions Act 2006, s 26
“means any letters, numbers, symbols, images, characters or any combination thereof in electronic form, applied to, incorporated in or logically associated with an electronic document, with the intention of authenticating and, or approving …”
Also defined in 1 other Act
Read s 26Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2017, s 195
“means a business or investment comprising predominately of owning, investing or trading in – (a) capital assets; (b) financial instruments; or (c) other similar assets”
Read s 195Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2024, s 52
“means. a generation plant that is connected to the distribution network”
Read s 52Defined in Prevention of Domestic Violence Act 2005, s 23
“means a pattern of cruel, inhuman, degrading or humiliating conduct of a serious nature directed towards an aggrieved person”
Read s 23Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2017, s 195
“means an individual engaged in employment”
Also defined in 3 other Acts
Read s 195Defined in Debits Tax Act 2002, s 19
“means the Employees Provident Fund established by the Employees Provident Fund Act…”
Also defined in 1 other Act
Read s 19Defined in Debits Tax Act 2002, s 19
“means the Employees Trust Fund established by the Employees Trust Fund Act…”
Also defined in 1 other Act
Read s 19Defined in Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers Act 2005, s 12
“means any person who on his own behalf employs, or on whose behalf any other person employs, any worker in any trade and includes any person who on behalf of any other person employs any worker in any trade”
Also defined in 7 other Acts
Read s 12Defined in Minimum Retirement Age of Workers Act 2021, s 18
“means an employment of a worker not in excess of hundred and eighty days in any one calendar year; ”fixed term employment” means a written contract of employment for a fixed term of time, specified in days, months or years between an …”
Read s 18