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| (1) Any person who wilfully removes, destroys or damages any property belonging to the Ports Authority or in its custody or control or hinders or prevents such property from being used or operated in the manner in which it is intended to be used or operated, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction by a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees and on application by the Ports Authority, the Magistrate may order the offender to pay compensation to the Authority for any damage done by him. |
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| (2) Any person who carelessly or accidentally removes, destroys or damages any property belonging to the Ports Authority or hinders or prevents such property from being used or operated in the manner in which it is intended to be used or operated shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction by a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees. |
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| (3) This section shall not prevent the Ports Authority from taking any legal proceedings open to it at law before any court having jurisdiction for the recovery of the full amount of the damage caused by such person. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts