Sri Lanka, May 22 -- Under the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Act, No. 9 of 2023, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) acts as the central authority for the declaration of assets and liabilities under Part II of the Act.

Accordingly, the Commission has permitted the submission of asset and liability declarations using a printed format until the declaration and verification of assets and liabilities through a centralized electronic submission system is implemented under the new Act.

The circumstances under which every person referred to in Section 80 of the Anti-Corruption Act, No. 9 of 2023, is required to make a declaration of assets and liabilities are outlined in subsections 82(1), (2), and (...