5. Amendment of section 7 of the principal enactment

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

Section 7 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution—

(1)

in the marginal note for the words “Assistant

Commissioners”

of the words

“Deputy

Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners” ; and

(2)

for the words “an Assistant Commissioner of Census to assist” of the words “a Deputy Commissioner of

Census and an Assistant Commissioner of Census to assist”.

“District

Secretary and

Mayor,

Chairman or

Special

Commissioner of Municipal

Council or

Urban

Council to be

Commissioners.