90 words defined in Sri Lanka Acts, from “ragging” to “rural energy services”.
90 words · showing 61 to 90
Defined in Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority Act 2007, s 70
“means the sources of kinetic or thermal energy stemming from either solar or geothermal activity, which can be harnessed within the territory of the Republic of Sri Lanka, without affecting the ability of the future generations to harness …”
Read s 70Defined in Intellectual Property Act 2003, s 5
“means the transfer of the possession of the original or a copy of a work or sound recording for a limited period of time for profit making purposes”
Read s 5Defined in Office for Reparations Act 2018, s 27
“include, individual and collective reparations.”
Read s 27Defined in Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution Act 2005, s 14
“means return to the country of origin of the persons subjected to trafficking across international frontiers”
Read s 14Defined in Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Act 2026, s 2
“means an administrator who is or would be, as the context requires, appointed under Chapter I of Part IX to replace an administrator; Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency”
Read s 2Defined in Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Act 2026, s 2
“means a deed administrator who is or would be, as the context requires, appointed under Part IX to replace a deed administrator”
Read s 2Defined in Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Act 2026, s 2
“means a liquidator who is or would be, as the context requires, appointed under Part XII to replace a liquidator”
Read s 2Defined in Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Act 2026, s 2
“means a receiver who is or would be, as the context requires, appointed under Part XIII to replace a receiver”
Read s 2Defined in Intellectual Property Act 2003, s 5
“means the making of one or more copies of a work or sound recording in any material form, including any permanent or temporary storage of a work or sound recording in electronic form”
Read s 5Defined in Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act 2023, s 124
“means - (a) a citizen of Sri Lanka residing in Sri Lanka; (b) an individual who has been in Sri Lanka for a period not less than one hundred and eighty-three days in aggregate in any twelve months period; (c) a company incorporated in Sri …”
Also defined in 3 other Acts
Read s 124Defined in Finance Act 2021, s 19
“means a company within the meaning of subsection (4) of section 69 of the Inland Revenue Act…”
Read s 19Defined in Debits Tax Act 2002, s 19
“means an account maintained at a commercial bank and designated as such by the Central Bank”
Read s 19Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2006, s 217
“means resident in Sri Lanka within the meaning of section 79”
Read s 217Defined in Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2023, s 93
“means, restructuring of a licensed bank by the Central Bank through the exercise of resolution powers of the Central Bank in order to safeguard the public interest, including the continuity of the critical functions of such licensed bank …”
Read s 93Defined in Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2023, s 93
“means a plan designed by the Central Bank for each licensed bank having systemic importance or impact, in accordance with the international standards and best practices available for resolution of banks”
Read s 93Defined in National Audit Act 2018, s 55
“includes public finance, public property, human, physical or natural resources and debt”
Also defined in 1 other Act
Read s 55Defined in Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act 2023, s 104
“means the evolvement of a procedure through which all parties to a dispute would be engaged in a conciliatory process for the purpose of achieving the goals of justice”
Read s 104Defined in Companies Act 2007, s 373
“means— (a) the period of one moth before the commencement of the winding up; and (b) in the case of a company that is being wound up by the court, the period of one month before the filing of the petition in the court together with the …”
Read s 373Defined in Economic Transformation Act 2024, s 59
“means an amount yielded by or derived from an investment, including profits, dividends, interest, capital gains, royalty payments, payments in connection with intellectual property rights, and all other lawful income”
Also defined in 1 other Act
Read s 59Defined in Public Financial Management Act 2024, s 70
“means an Accounting Officer who is vested with the responsibility of facilitating of the preparation of the annual revenue estimates of the revenue codes assigned by the annual budget estimates and who will ultimately accountable for …”
Read s 70Defined in Registration of Electors (Special Provisions) Act 2013, s 8
“has the same meaning as in the Registration of Electors Act…”
Also defined in 1 other Act
Read s 8Defined in Intellectual Property Act 2003, s 159
“means the natural person who, or the legal entity which, is to be regarded as the beneficiary of the protection referred to in section 146.”
Read s 159Defined in Proceeds of Crime Act 2025, s 150
“means the Right to Information Act…”
Read s 150Defined in Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Act 2021, s 188
“means an issue of any share or shares to be issued in the future, of a listed public company to existing shareholders of such company, howsoever such issue is described or referred to, for consideration, and in proportion to the class of …”
Read s 188Defined in Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2007, s 47
“means any chemical not listed in a Schedule, which can produce rapidly in humans sensory irritation or disabling physical effects which disappear within a short time following termination of exposure”
Read s 47Defined in Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2005, s 32
“means the risk that the inability of a participant to meet its obligations in a clearing and settlement system as they become due, or a disruption to a clearing and settlement system, that could through the transmittal of financial …”
Read s 32Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2017, s 195
“means a payment, including a payment of a premium or like amount, derived as consideration for – (a) the use of or right to use a copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work, including cinematograph films, software or video or audio …”
Read s 195Defined in Ocean University of Sri Lanka Act 2014, s 67
“means any rule made by any Authority of the University under section 65 of this Act”
Read s 67Defined in Homoeopathy Act 2016, s 52
“means any rule made under this Act”
Also defined in 1 other Act
Read s 52Defined in Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority Act 2007, s 70
“means the basic energy requirements of a rural community or a rural enterprise, which cannot be met by modern commercial energy supply channels, such as the national electricity grid or petroleum products distribution channels”
Read s 70