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53. Insertion of new section 162A in the principal enactment

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

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 162 of the principal enactment, and shall have effect as section 162A of that enactment :—

162A. (1) Where any tax in default is to be recovered under this Chapter in instalments, the period during which such instalment payments are to be made shall not extend beyond the period referred to in section 144A in relation to the recovery of any tax in default.

“Where tax default is to be recovered in instalments, period during which the instalments are to be paid not to extend beyond the period referred to in section 144A.

Inland Revenue (Amendment)

Any such instalment payments allowed but not paid within the period referred to in section 144A may be recovered by the Commissioner-General under this Chapter, notwithstanding the provisions of such section.

(2)

Where —

(a)

the seizure of any property under section 148;

(b)

the imposition of a sentence by a

Magistrate under section 149;

(c)

the issue of any valid notice by the

Commissioner-General under section 150;

(d)

the issue of any valid notice to the employer of the defaulter by the

Commissioner-General under

Section 152; or

(e)

the issue of a certificate by the

Commissioner-General to the

Magistrate under section 158 and the prevention of the defaulter from leaving the island, has taken place within the period referred to in section 144A, any subsequent action directly related to the relevant action for recovery as mentioned above, shall not be affected by the provisions of such section.