26. Amendment of section 30 of the principal enactment

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

Section 30 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

(a)

by the insertion immediately after subsection (1)

of that section of the following subsection :—

“(1A) Where any Government Medical Officer examines any person under preceding subsection (1), it shall be the duty of such Medical Officer to issue a certificate as regards the age of such young person or child and such certificate shall be admissible in evidence and shall be, prima facie, evidence of the facts stated therein.” ;

(b)

by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :—

“(2) Every employer who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction

Employment of Women, Young Persons and after summary trial before a Magistrate, 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.”.

Read on from s 27