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3. Amendment of section 71 of the principal enactment

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

Section 71 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (2) thereof, by the insertion immediately after paragraph (f) of that subsection, of the following new paragraphs:–

“(fa) all matters necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

(CITES), subject to the prior written approved of the Cabinet of Ministers;

“(fb) the appointment of ad-hoc committees, for the purpose of obtaining their recommendations on any permit to be issued under the Convention on

International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild

Fauna and Flora (CITES);”.