3. Amendment of the Schedule to the principal enactment

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

The Schedule to the principal enactment as last amended by Act, No. 11 of 2002 is hereby further amended as follows :—

(1)

in Part I of that Schedule by the substitution for the words “Five hundred thousand rupees.”, of the words

“Thirty thousand rupees.”; and

(2)

by the repeal of Part II of that Schedule and the substitution therefor of the following :—

“PART II

The amount of levy payable by a person, for every year specified in Column I hereto, shall be equivalent to the amount specified in the corresponding entry in Column II hereto—

Act,No. 23 of 2003

(a)

for carrying on the business of gaming—

Column I

Column II

Year

Amount of Levy

For every year commencing

One million rupees ;

on or after April 1, 1988 but prior to April 1, 2001

For the year commencing

Twenty-five million on or after April 1, 2001

rupees.

but prior to April 1,

2002

(b)

for carrying on the business of gaming (other than for playing rudjino)—

For every year commencing Twelve million on or after April 1, 2002

rupees ;

(c)

for carrying on the business of only playing rudjino—.

For every year commencing

Five hundred on or after April 1, 2002

thousand rupees.”.

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