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4. General amendments to the principal enactment and other written law

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

(1)

In the principal enactment and any other written law there shall be substituted—.

(a)

for the expression “Department of Divineguma

Development” of the expression “Department of

Samurdhi Development”;

(b)

for the expression “Divineguma National Council”

of the expression “Samurdhi National Council”;

(c)

for the expression “divineguma community based organizations” of the expression “samurdhi community based organizations”;

(d)

for the expression “divineguma regional organizations” of the expression “samurdhi regional organizations”;

(e)

for the expression “divineguma district committees” of the expression “samurdhi district committees”;

(f)

for the expression “Divineguma National

Federation” of the expression “Samurdhi National

Federation”;

(g)

for the expression “divineguma community based banks” of the expression “samurdhi community based banks”;

(h)

for the expression “divineguma community based banking societies” of the expression “samurdhi community based banking societies”;

(i)

for the expression “Board of Management of the

Divineguma Community Based Banks and

Divineguma Community Based Banking Societies”

of the expression “Board of Management of the

Samurdhi Community Based Banks and Samurdhi

Community Based Banking Societies”;

(j)

for the expression “Divineguma Community Based

Banking Union” of the expression “Samurdhi

Community Based Banking Union”;

(k)

for the expression “Divineguma Development

Fund” of the expression “Samurdhi Development

Fund”;

(l)

for the expression “Divineguma Revolving Fund”

of the expression “Samurdhi Revolving Fund”;

(m)

for the expression “divineguma beneficiary” of the expression “samurdhi beneficiary”; and

(n)

for the word “divineguma” of the word “samurdhi”, wherever such expressions or words appear in the principal enactment and other written laws.

(2)

Every reference to the “Divineguma Act”, “Departmemt of Divineguma Development”, “Divineguma National

Council”, divineguma community based orgnizations”,

“divineguma regional organizations”, “divineguma district committees”, “Divineguma National Federation”,

“divineguma community based banks”, “divineguma community based banking societies”, “Board of

Management of the Divineguma Community Based Banks and Divineguma Community Based Banking Societies”,

“Divineguma Community Based Banking Union”,

“Divineguma Development Fund”, “Divineguma Revolving

Fund”, “divineguma beneficiary” and “divineguma”, in any notice, notification, contract, communication or other document, shall be read and construed as a reference respectively to the “Samurdhi Act”, “Departmemt of

Samurdhi Development”, “Samurdhi National Council”,

“samurdhi community based organizations”, “samurdhi regional organizations”, “samurdhi district committees”,

“Samurdhi National Federation”, “samurdhi community based banks”, “samurdhi community based banking societies”,“Board of Management of the Samurdhi

Community Based Banks and Samurdhi Community Based

Banking Societies”, “Samurdhi Community Based Banking

Union”, “Samurdhi Development Fund”, “Samurdhi

Revolving Fund”, “samurdhi beneficiary” and “samurdhi”.

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