5. Replacement of section 2 of the principal enactment

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

Section 2 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :—

2. (1) For the purposes of this Act, consular relations shall be deemed to be established consequent to the establishment of diplomatic relations between two States. A consular post may be established in the territory of the receiving State.

“Establishment of consular relations and authorisation of consular officers to perform consular functions.

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(2)

Consequent to the establishment of consular relations, consular functions shall be exercised by a consular officer through a consular post :

Provided that, consular functions may also be exercised by diplomatic missions in accordance with the provisions of the

Convention.

(3)

Every consular officer is authorized to discharge within a foreign State to which he is accredited or appointed, any consular function in accordance with the provisions of any written law, or any consular functions as identified in terms of the Convention and which are set out in the Schedule, provided that the discharge of such function is not prohibited by the laws of such foreign State.

(4)

The functions set out in sections 3, 4, 5, 6

and 7 of the principal enactment shall be exercised by the consular officers of a consular post in addition to the functions set out in the

Schedule.

(5)

Every consular post shall have its own consular premises from which it shall discharge its consular functions.”.

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