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| (2) Up an the receipt of a report under subsection (1) the President may, under subsection (3) of section 3, nominate a Tribunal to carry out an investigation. |
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| (3) Any person referred to. in subsection (1) who fails to comply with the provisions of that subsection shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable an conviction to a fine of one hundred thousand rupees or of imprisonment, not exceeding two years. |
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| (4) No suit or prosecution shall lie against any person in respect of a report submitted by such person under subsection (1). |
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| (5) No person shall print or publish any report or statement which directly or indirectly refers to the contents of any report made under subsection (1), except with the written approval of the President. |
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| (6) A person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (4) shall be guilty 'of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of one hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts