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24. Amendment of section 25 of the principal enactment

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

Section 25 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

(a)

by the repeal of the marginal note to that section and substitution therefor of the following marginal note :—

“Powers of entry and search” ;

Employment of Women, Young Persons and

(b)

in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution for the words “may enter”, of the words, “may enter and search” ; and

(c)

in subsection (3) thereof, by the substitution for all the words from “be liable” to the end of that subsection, of the words, “be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or imprisonment of either description for a period not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment.’.