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36. Amendment of section 59 of the principal enactment

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

Section 59 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) of that section by the insertion immediately after paragraph (i) thereof of the following paragraphs:—

“(j)

power to name and appoint the category of officers empowered to issue permits for specified timber and forest produce and to specify the corresponding specific areas in relation to paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 24 of this Ordinance ;

(k)

power to classify the category of timber and the forest produce in relation to paragraph (p) and (r) of subsection (1) of section 24.”.