64.(1) Every person who-
| (a) fails to furnish any return or information as required under this part ; |
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| (b) Knowing makes any false statement in any such return or information furnished by him ; |
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| (c) for the purpose of obtaining registration as a registered surveyor or for the purpose of obtaining an Annual Practicing Licence-
| | (i) either orally or in writing makes a declaration or representation that to his knowledge is false or misleading in any material particular; or | | |
| | (ii) produces to the Council, or makes use of any document knowing it to contain any such false declaration or representation. | | |
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| (d) not being a registered surveyor-
| | (i) falsely pretends that he is a registered surveyor ; | | |
| | (ii) takes or uses the name or title of a registered surveyor ; | | |
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| (e) not being a registered licensed surveyor-
| | (i) practices land surveying for fee or reward ; | | |
| | (ii) takes or uses any title or description implying that he is a registered licensed surveyor ; | | |
| | (iii) certifies the performance of a land survey ; | | |
| | (iv) certifies or signs any survey plan, diagram, map or other document which is required by this Act or any other written law to be certified by a registered licensed surveyor ; or | | |
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| (f) being a member, officer or servant of the council discloses any information obtained by him in or in connection with the exercise of his powers or the discharge of his functions under this part to any person for any purpose other than a purpose for which he is authorised to disclose such information by this part ; |
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| (g) contravenes any provision of this Act or any regulation made thereunder, |
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shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
| (2) Every person who commits an offence under this Act for which no punishment of this Act. shall on conviction after summary trial before a magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment. |
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| (3) where an offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons, then-
| | (a) if that body of persons is a body corporate every director or officer of that body corporate ; | | |
| | (b) if that body of persons is a firm, every partner of that firm, | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts