Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsCommission to direct institution of criminal proceedings in certain cases
| 11. Where the material received by the Commission in the course of an investigation conducted by it under this Act, discloses the commission of an offence by any person under the Bribery Act or the Declaration of Assets and Liabilities Law, No. 1 of 1975, the Commission shall direct the Director-General to institute criminal proceedings against such person the appropriate court and the Director-General shall institute proceedings accordingly : Provided however that where the material received by the Commission in the course of an investigation conducted by it discloses an offence under Part II of the Bribery Act and consisting of soliciting, accepting or offering, by any person, of a gratification which or the value of which does not exceed two thousand rupees, the Commission shall direct the institution of proceedings against such person before the Magistrate's Court and whore such material discloses an offence under that Part and consisting of soliciting, accepting, or offering, by any person of any gratification which or the value of which exceeds two thousand rupees, the Commission shall direct the institution of proceedings against such person in the High Court by Indictment. |