2. Amendment of Chapter 23 and written law & etc.

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

(1)

In the Children and Young Persons Ordinance

(Chapter 23) (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) there shall be substituted–

(a)

for the words “Children and Young Persons

Ordinance”, the words “Children’s Ordinance”;

(b)

for the words “children and young persons”, the word

“children”;

(c)

for the words “child or young person”, the word

“child”; and

(d)

for the words “age of sixteen years”, the words “age of eighteen years”, wherever such words appear in the principal enactment.

(2)

In any other written law, there shall be substituted for the words “Children and Young Persons Ordinance”,

“children and young persons” and “child or young person”, the words “Children’s Ordinance”, “children” and “child”, respectively, wherever those words occur in relation to the principal enactment.

Act, No. 39 of 2022

(3)

Every reference to “Children and Young Persons

Ordinance”, “children and young persons”, “child or young person” and “age of sixteen years” in any regulation or rule made under the principal enactment or notice, notification, contract, communication or other document issued under the principal enactment shall be read and construed as a reference respectively, to “Children’s Ordinance”,

“children”, “child” and “age of eighteen years”.

Read on from s 3