20. Amendment of section 23 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Section 23 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

by the repeal of subsection (1) and substitution therefor of the following:—

“(1) The Director-General may nominate any public officer by name or by office to be an authorized officer to carry out the provisions of this Act and any regulation made thereunder.”;

(2)

by the insertion immediatly after subsection (1) of that section of the following subsection which shall have effect as subsection (1A):—

“(1A) Every authorized officer nominated under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be a peace officer within the meaning and for the purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act,

No. 15 of 1979.”;

(3)

in paragrah (b) of subsection (2) of that section by the substitution for the words “any approved animal feed, from any person who has such animal feed in his possession for the purpose of sale;” of the words

“any approved animal feed, from any person who has such animal feed in his possession for the purpose of sale or for any other use;”.

Read on from s 21