3. Amendment 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 amended as follows:-

(1)

by the repeal of paragraph (c) thereof and the substitution therefor, of the following new paragraphs:-

“(c)

to facilitate electronic filing of any application, petition, plaint, answer, written submission or any other document with any court;

(ca)

to facilitate electronic filing of any form, application, or any other document with any ministry, department, provincial council, provincial ministry and department or local authority or, office, body or agency owned or controlled by the Government or a statutory body in a particular manner and to promote efficient delivery of public service by means of reliable forms of electronic communications;”;

(2)

in paragraph (d) thereof, by the substitution for the words “other communications.”, of the words “other communications; and”;

(3)

by the insertion of new paragraph immediately after paragraph (d) thereof, of the following new paragraph:-

“(e)

to implement the provisions of the

Convention subject to such restrictions specified in section 23 of this Act declared at the time of ratification of the Convention.”.

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