Excise (Amendment) Act 2018

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

Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged

s 1Short title and date of operation

This Act may be cited as the Excise (Amendment)

Act, No. 4 of 2018 and shall come into operation on

April 1, 2018.

s 2Amendment of section 15 of the Excise Ordinance (Chapter 52)

Section 15 of the Excise Ordinance (Chapter 52) is hereby amended by the repeal of paragraphs (b) and (c) of that section, and the substitution therefor of the following:—

“(b)

no tree producing toddy, other than kithul tree shall be tapped;

(c)

no toddy shall be drawn or lowered from any tree other than the kithul tree.”.

s 3Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.