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Acts & Ordinances BUREAU OF REHABILITATION ACT Marginal Notes 1. This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Rehabilitation Act, No. 2 of 2023, and the provisions of this Act other than this section shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the "appointed date"). The provisions of this section shall come into operation on the date on which this Act becomes an Act of Parliament. 2. Establishment of the Bureau of Rehabilitation 3. Objective of the Bureau 4. Powers, duties and functions of the Bureau 5. Administration and management of the Bureau vested in the Council 6. Constitution of the Council 7. Chairperson of the Council 8. Disqualifications from being a member of the Council 9. Term of office 10. Resignation and removal 11. Quorum and meetings of the Council 12. Acts or proceedings of the Commission deemed not to be invalid by reason of any vacancy 13. Remuneration of the members of the Council 14. Seal of the Bureau 15. Appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau 16. Staff of the Bureau 17. Use of services of officers of Department of Health, etc. 18. Fund of the Bureau 19. Financial year and audit of accounts 20. Delegation of the powers of the Council 21. Protection of officers of the Bureau from suit or prosecution 22. Centres for Rehabilitation 23. Supply of drugs 24. Duty to maintain secrecy 25. Striking etc. of persons under treatment 26. Obstruction of employees an offence 27. Apprehension of persons escaping 28. Penalties for contraventions for which no specific provisions have been made 29. Database 30. Bureau deemed to be a Scheduled Institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act 31. Members, Commissioner-General, officers and employees of the Bureau deemed to be public servants 32. Directions of the Minister 33. Rules 34. Regulations 35. Savings 36. Interpretation 37. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency