9. Amendment of section 78 of the principal enactment

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

Section 78 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the substitution in paragraph (1) of that section, for the words, “Government of Ceylon” of the words,

“Government of Sri Lanka”;

(2)

by the substitution in paragraph (3) of that section, for the words, “issued by Her Majesty or by the Privy

Council, or by any department of Her Majesty’s

Government - by copies or extracts contained in the

London Gazette or in the Gazette of Ceylon or purporting to be printed by the Queeen’s printer;”

of the words “issued by the President or any Minister or any department of Government-by copies or extracts contained in the Gazette of Sri Lanka;”;

(3)

by the substitution in sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (4) of that section for the words, “public enactment of Ceylon;” of the words, “public enactment of Sri Lanka;”.

(4)

by the substitution in paragraph (5) of that section for the words, “Municipal body in Ceylon-” of the words, “Municipal body in Sri Lanka-”; and

(5)

by the substitution in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (6) of that section for the words, “of a British Consul or Diplomatic Agent,” of the words, “of any

Ambassador, High Commissioner, or other diplomatic agent of Sri Lanka,”.

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