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3. Amendment of section 8 of the principal enactment

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

Section 8 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution for the words “the court will proceed to take measures for carrying such order into execution.”, of the following:—

“the court will proceed to take measures for carrying such order into execution:

Provided however, the destruction of the animal shall only be carried out in a humane manner with no pain or suffering caused to the animal by a registered veterinary surgeon or registered veterinary practitioner or any other person referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 32 of the

Veterinary Surgeons and Practitioners Act, No. 46 of 1956.”.