15. A member of either the Senate or the House of Representatives who solicits or accepts any gratification as an inducement or a reward for-
| (a) his interviewing a public servant on behalf of any person, or |
|
| (b) his appearing on behalf of any person before a public servant exercising judicial or quasi-judicial functions, |
|
shall be guilty of an offence punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years and a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees : Provided, however, that it shall not be an offence under the preceding provisions of this section for a member of either the Senate or the House of Representatives to appear as an advocate or a proctor before a court or before a statutory tribunal of which a public servant is not a member. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts