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PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT
Marginal Notes
1. Short title and date of operation
2. Objectives of the Act
3. Applicability of the Act
4. Temporal Applicability of the Act
5. Application of the Act with regard to proceeds of crime derived out of committing offences in the Anti-Corruption Act.
6. Concealment or disguising of proceeds of crime, etc. to be an offence.
7. Acquisition, possession etc. of proceeds of crime to be an offence Destruction.
8. of evidence of proceeds of crime to be an offence.
9. Breach or obstruction of the enforcement or implementation of orders to be an offence.
10. Failure to accept a notice or provision of false response to a notice to be an offence.
11. Aiding the provision of false response to a notice to be an offence.
12. Presenting a false or misleading claim to prevent judicial freezing to be an offence.
13. Presenting a false or misleading claim to prevent forfeiture to be an offence.
14. Aiding and abetting an offence under section 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, or 13 to be an offence.
15. High Court to try offences under section 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14 and penalty for such offences.
16. Failure to disclose knowledge or information to be an offence.
17. Dissuading, preventing etc. of disclosing information pertaining to proceeds of crime to be an offence.
18. Obstructing persons empowered under this Act to be an offence.
19. Conduct which is not provided by law with the object of causing any detrimental effect to a person authorized under this Act to be an offence.
20. Unauthorized issuing of direction etc. with the view to defeating the objectives of this Act to be an offence.
21. Unauthorized disclosure of information to be an offence.
22. Direction to disclose information by an unauthorized person to be an offence.
23. Failure to perform a duty to be an offence.
24. Aiding and abetting an offence under section 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, or 23 to be an offence
25. Magistrate?s Court to try offences under section 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, or 24 and penalty for such offences
26. Offences committed by an incorporated body
27. Offences committed by an unincorporated body
28. Offences committed by a partnership
29. All offences under this Act to be cognizable offences
30. Offences under this Act to be investigated under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act
31. Duty to disclose information
32. Protection of informants and whistleblowers
33. Statutory duty of certain officers to provide information pertaining to proceeds of crime
34. Presumption
35. Admissibility of response to a notice calling for explanation
36. Admissibility of a statement made to a police offier under this Act
37. Admissibility of a statement made to a person who is not a police offier under this Act
38. Admissibility of evidence of electronic records or other electronic documents
39. Admissibility of a certificate from a foreign competent authority
40. Avoidance of doubt
41. Jurisdiction and powers of the Magistrate?s Court
42. Jurisdiction and powers of the High Court
43. Powers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption under this Act
44. Powers of the Attorney- General under this Act
45. Proceeds of Crime Investigation Division of Sri Lanka Police
46. Police Designated Officer and Police Deputy Designated Officer
47. Designated Officer and Deputy Designated Officer of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption
48. Functions to be discharged by Designated Officers jointly
49. Duties, functions and powers of a Designated Officer
50. Investigation Officers
51. Duties and powers of Investigation Officer
52. The manner in which an investigation into suspected proceeds of crime may commence
53. The manner of conducting an investigation under this Act
54. Powers of Investigation of an Investigation Officer
55. Powers of Investigation of an Investigation Officer with the sanction of the Designated Officer
56. Judicial authorization to conduct the investigations
57. Entry, Search and Examine
58. Power to obtain information
59. Preservation of information
60. Judicial authorization for special investigative techniques
61. Judicial order on any person to conduct activity necessary for investigations
62. Professional services may be used for investigations
63. Further investigations
64. Objectives of conducting investigation and further investigation
65. General provisions relating to investigations
66. Designated Officer or Investigation Officer may take steps not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
67. Cases not provided for in any other law
68. Notice calling for explanation
69. Explanatory statement
70. Termination of investigation
71. The manner and circumstances of issuing restraining order or preservation order
72. Seizure of suspected proceeds of crime
73. Upon the completion of an investigation
74. Provisions of this Act relating to seizure not to apply in certain other laws
75. Issue of a judicialfreezing order by the High Court
76. Objectives and purposes of the protection, preservation, and management of seized or frozen proceeds of crime
77. Investigation Officer to take action for the protection, preservation, and management of seized or frozen proceeds of crime
78. Court order for the protection, preservation, and management of seized or frozen proceeds of crime Using the seized or frozen proceeds of crime
79. subject to protection, preservation, and management for lawful financial, trading or commercial activity Profit generated from and the cost of the management
80. of proceeds of crime Protection, preservation, and management
81. of a property by public authority or a receiver or special manager Appointment of the Authority, a Receiver or a
82. Special Manager Authority, any other public authority or Receiver or a
83. Special Manager to take possession,use and control etc. of the property Authority to function as Receiver Receivers
84. Registration of Receivers
85. Section - 85
86. Section - 86
87. Appointment of Receivers
88. Notice of Appointment of the Receiver
89. Preliminary Report by the Receiver
90. Duties, functions, and powers of the Authority, any public authority or a Receiver in relation to protecting, preserving and managing a seized or frozen proceeds of crime
91. Appointment, Duties, Functions and Powers of a Special Manager
92. Resignation and removal of a Receiver and a Special Manager
93. Expenditure pertaining to the protection, preservation, and management of property in respect of which a Receiver or a Special Manager has been appointed
94. Final report of the Receiver and the Special Manager
95. Release of the Receiver or Special Manager
96. Establishment of the Proceeds of Crime Management Authority
97. Duties, Functions and Powers of the Authority
98. Management and administration of the Authority Chairman of the
99. Board Disqualifications
100. from being a member of the Board Term of office
101. of the appointed members of the Board Removal and
102. resignation of appointed members of the Board
103. Members of the Board to discloseany
104. interest Quorum and meetings of the Board
105. Acts or proceedings of the Board deemed not to be invalid by reason of any vacancy
106. Remuneration of the members of the Board
107. Seal of the Authority
108. Chief Executive Officer of the Authority
109. Staff of the Authority
110. Appointment of public officers to the Authority
111. Authority to obtain services ofother personnel
112. Funds of the Authority
113. Financial year and Audit of Accounts of the Authority Protection against
114. actions and lawsuits
115. Expenses incurred to be paid out of the Management and Administration fund of the Authority
116. Members of the Authority, etc. deemed to be publicservants
117. General provisions on post-conviction forfeiture
118. A penalty to the value of the proceeds of crime
119. Attorney General to institute proceeding for Post conviction Forfeiture
120. Manner of institution of proceedings
121. Notice of Proceedings
122. Statement of objections
123. Inquiry
124. Value based forfeiture
125. General provisions for non-conviction based forfeiture
126. Situations where non- conviction based forfeiture proceedings can be instituted
127. Non-conviction based forfeiture proceedings
128. Provisions common to post-conviction forfeiture of proceeds of crime and non- conviction based forfeiture of proceeds of crime following the order of forfeiture
129. Cause of action to recover the pecuniary, sentimental, or other loss or damage suffered by a party from an unlawful activity
130. Institution of action for civil remedy by civil society organization for the benefit of the victims
131. Disposal of forfeited proceeds of crime
132. Victims of Crime Reparation Trust Fund
133. Funds of the Trust Fund
134. The Board of Trustees of the Trust Fund
135. Duties of the Trust Fund
136. Beneficiaries of the Trust Fund
137. The meetings and the quorum, of the Board of Trustees
138. Board Secretary of the Board of Trustees
139. Acts or proceedings of the Board of Trustees deemed not to be invalid by reason of any vacancy
140. Remuneration of the membersof the Board of Trustees
141. Mutual Legal Assistance
142. Request by Sri Lanka to competent authorities of other countries
143. Request by foreign administrative, law enforcement and judicial competent authirities of other countries to Sri Lankan counterparts
144. Mutual Cooperation
145. Extradition
146. Regulations
147. This Act to prevail over the provisions of other laws
148. Protection for acts done in good faith
149. Application of the Right to Information Act
150. Definitions
151. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency