3. General Amendments

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

(1)

In the principal enactment and in any other written law, there shall be substituted for the words the

“Commissioner for Ayurveda”, “Ayurvedic Medical

Council”, “ayurvedic hospitals”, “ayurvedic pharmacy”,

“ayurvedic pharmacies”, “ayurvedic dispensary”, “ayurvedic dispensaries”, “ayurvedic store” , “ayurvedic stores”,

“ayurvedic practitioners”, “ayurvedic pharmacists”,

“ayurvedic nurses”, “the Central Hospital of Ayurveda” and the “Ayurvedic Research Committee”, of the words

“Commissioner-General for Ayurveda”, “Ayurveda Medical

Council”, “Ayurveda hospitals”, “Ayurveda pharmacy”,

“Ayurveda pharmacies”, “Ayurveda dispensary”, “Ayurveda dispensaries”, “Ayurveda store” , “Ayurveda stores”,

“Ayurveda practitioners”, “Ayurveda pharmacists”,

“Ayurveda nurses”, “the Ayurveda National Hospital” and the “Ayurveda Research Committee”, respectively.

(2)

Every reference to the “Commissioner for Ayurveda”,

“Ayurvedic Medical Council”, “ayurvedic hospitals”,

“ayurvedic pharmacy”, “ayurvedic pharmacies”, “ayurvedic dispensary”, “ayurvedic dispensaries”, “ayurvedic store” ,

“ayurvedic stores”, “ayurvedic practitioners”, “ayurvedic pharmacists”, “ayurvedic nurses”, “the Central Hospital of

Ayurveda” and the “Ayurvedic Research Committee” , appearing in any notice, notification or other document shall be read and construed as a reference to the “Commissioner-General for Ayurveda”, “Ayurveda Medical Council”,

“Ayurveda hospitals”, “Ayurveda pharmacy”, “Ayurveda pharmacies”, “Ayurveda dispensary”, “Ayurveda dispensaries”, “Ayurveda store” , “Ayurveda stores”,

“Ayurveda practitioners”, “Ayurveda pharmacists”,

“Ayurveda nurses”, “the Ayurveda National Hospital” and the “Ayurveda Research Committee”, respectively.

(3)

Every reference to the “Commissioner” in sections 3,

4, 6,8, 9,10, 11, 13, 15, 22, 23, 24, 26, 33, 34, 35, 37, and 75

in the principal enactment shall be read and construed as a reference to “the Commissioner-General of Ayurveda”.

(4)

Every reference to the “Council” in sections 11 to 21,

42, 50 to 63, 71 and 81 in the principal enactment shall be read and construed as a reference to “the Ayurveda Medical

Council”.

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