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45. Amendment of section 55 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

Section 55 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

in subsection (1) of that section, by the repeal of the words from “should be authorized” to the end of that subsection and the substitution therefor of the following:—

“should be authorized—

(a)

for the protection, preservation or propagation of the fauna and flora of Sri

Lanka; or

(b)

for the scientific management or scientific study or investigation of the fauna and flora of Sri Lanka; or

(c)

for the rehabilitation and conservation of species which are threatened or likely to become endangered.”;

(2)

by the renumbering of subsection (2) of that section as subsection (3) thereof.

(3)

by the insertion immediately after subsection (1) of that section, of the following new subsection:—

“(2) Any authorization made under subsection (1), shall specify the conditions subject to which such authorized acts shall be carried out and shall contain procedures for the monitoring of such acts.”.