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4. Replacement of section 288 of the principal enactment

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

Section 288 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section is substituted therefor:–

288. When any person has been sentenced under section 53 of the Penal Code

(Chapter 19), such person shall be detained in an institution established under any written law for the detention of persons under the age of eighteen years, for a period specified in the sentence and subject to the provisions of such written law.”.

“Execution of sentences under section 53 of the

Penal Code

(Chapter 19)

Read on from s 5