2. Amendment of section 3…

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

Section 3 of the Inland Revenue Act, No. 38 of 2000

(hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) as amended by Act, No. 10 of 2002, is hereby further amended as follows :—

(1)

in paragraph (h) of that section, by the substitution for the words “March 31, 2002”, of the words “March 31, 2002; and”; and

(2)

by the insertion immediately after paragraph (h) of that section, of the following new paragraph :—

(hh)

winnings from a lottery, betting or gambling;

and”.