Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsInterpretation
| 13. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- " agent ", in relation to the Crown, does not include an independent contractor employ by the Crown; " armed forces of the Crown " means the Ceylon Army, the Royal Ceylon Navy and the Royal Ceylon Air Force; " officer ", in relation to the Crown, means a person who holds a paid office as a servant of the Crown in respect of the Government of the Island, and includes a Minister of the Crown; " proceedings against the Crown '' includes a claim by way of set-off or counter-claim raised proceedings by the Crown; " statutory duty " means any duty imposed by under any written law. |