23. Any person who-
| (a) makes a false statement in an affidavit furnished by him to the Commission ; |
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| (b) wilfully neglects or omits to render any assistance to the Director-General or any officer appointed to assist the Commission when requested to do so under section 7; |
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| (c) or obstructs the Director-General, any officer appointed to assist the Commission or any officer authorized by the Commission under subsection (1) of section 7, in the exercise of the powers of entry or search under section 7 ; |
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| (d) interferes with any person who is to be, or has been, examined by the Commission ; |
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| (e) induces any such person to refrain from giving evidence in any court ; |
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| (f) threatens any such person with injury to his body, mind or reputation in order to deter him from giving evidence in any court ; |
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| (g) injures any such person in body, mind or reputation in order to deter him giving evidence in any court; |
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| (h) compels any such person, not to give evidence in any court. |
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shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction after summary trial before magistrate be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees or to both such imprisonment and fine. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts