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30. Amendment of section 176 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.

Section 176 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows: -

(1)

by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section, and the substitution therefor of the following subsection: -

“(2) Procedures for the assessment, payment, collection, and dispute of a tax shall apply equally to penalties relating to a tax.”; and

(2)

by the insertion immediately after subsection (6) of that section, of the following new subsection: -

“(6A) For the purposes of subsection (6), it shall be lawful to issue a single notice of assessment stating the penalty charged under this Chapter together with the tax and interest payable in complying with the other provisions of this Act.”.