View All - 1998 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances PROHIBITION OF RAGGING AND OTHER FORMS OF VIOLENCE IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Prohibition of Ragging and Other Forms of Violence in Educational Institutions Act, No. 20 of 1998.2. Ragging. 3. Criminal intimidation, 4. Hostage taking. 5. Wrongful restraint. 6. Unlawful confinement. 7. Forcible occupation and damage to property of an educational institution. 8. Orders of expulsion or dismissal. 9. Bail. 10. Certain Provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act not to apply to persons convicted or found guilty of an offence under this Act. 11. Offences under this Act deemed to be cognizable offences. 12. Certificate. 13. Admissibility of statement in evidence. 14. Provisions of this Act to be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of the Penal Code & c 15. Priority for trials and appeals under this Act. 16. Sinhala text to Prevail in case of inconsistency