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Part IV · General

16. Interpretation

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“armed forces” means the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri

Lanka Navy and the Sri Lanka Air Force, established respectively under the Army Act

(Chapter 357), the Navy Act (Chapter 358)

and the Air Force Act (Chapter 359).