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| (1) Every person who
| | (a) contravenes the provisions of this Act or any regulation or rule made thereunder; | | |
| | (b) being a member, officer or servant of the Authority discloses any information obtained by him in or in connection with the exercise of his powers or the performance of his duties under this Act, to any person for any purpose other than a purpose for which he is authorized to disclose such information by this Act; | | |
| | (c) makes any mark on any jewellery, with the intention of causing it to be believed that such mark is a hall mark, made by the Authority or with the approval of the Authority ; | | |
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| (2) Every person who commits an offence under this Act shall on conviction after trial before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding one million rupees or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years 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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| (4) Any officer or servant authorized in writing by the Authority shall be deemed to be public officers within the meaning of section 136 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979, for the purpose of instituting proceedings in respect of offences under this Act. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts