Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act 2008 · As enacted
21. Amendment of section 34 of the principal enactment
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Section 34 of the principal enactment as amended by Act, No. 10 of 2007 is hereby further amended as follows :—
in subsection (2) of that section :—
by the addition at the end of sub-paragraph (viii) of paragraph (b) of that subsection, of the following new sub-paragraph :—
“(ix)
the Api Wenuwen Api Fund established by Api Wenuwen Api Fund
Act, No. 6 of 2008;”;
by the substitution in paragraph (h) of that section, for the words “(h) expenditure incurred” to the words “of any film:”, of the following :-
“(h)
expenditure incurred by any person in the production at a cost of not less than five million rupees, of any film the production of which was completed prior to
April 1, 2007 ; or
expenditure incurred by any person in the production at a cost of not less than five million rupees, of any film the production of which was completed after
April 1, 2007:”;
Act, No. 9 of 2008
by the addition immediately after paragraph (m) of that subsection, of the following new paragraphs :—
“(n)
expenditure not exceeding twenty five million rupees incurred in the construction and equipping of a cinema, being a cinema—
in which the exhibition of cinematographic films commences on or after April 1,
2008 ; and
which is certified by the National
Film Corporation of Sri Lanka established by the National Film
Corporation of Sri Lanka Act, No.
47 of 1971 as being equipped with digital technology, Digital
Theatre System and Dolby Sound
Systems;
expenditure not exceeding ten million rupees incurred in the upgrading of a cinema, being a cinema—
in which the exhibition of cinematographic films had commenced prior to April 1,
2008;
which was not equipped with digital technology, Digital
Theatre Systems and Dolby
Sound Systems, prior to April 1,
2008; and
which is certified by the National
Film Corporation of Sri Lanka, established by the National
Film Corporation of Sri Lanka
Act, No. 9 of 2008
Act, No. 47 of 1971 as being equipped on or after April 1,
2008, with digital technology,
Digital Theatre Systems and
Dolby Systems;
expenditure incurred by any company in the relocation of any relocated undertaking referred to in subsection (2) of section 21A; and
any sum invested by any person in an undertaking referred to in paragraph
(zzz) of section 13.”;
in subsection (4) of that section :—
by the substitution in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) of that subsection, for the words and figure “(i), (j) and (k) of subsection (2)”, of the words and figure “(i), (j), (k), (n), (o) and
of subsection (2)”;
by the substitution in sub-paragraph (iii) (B)
of paragraph (a) of that subsection, for the words “twenty five million rupees ,”, of the words “thirty five million rupees,”;
by the addition immediately after sub-paragraph (vi) of paragraph (a) of that subsection, of the following new paragraphs:—
“(vii)
in respect of all qualifying payments referred to in paragrahp (n) of subsection (2) made by him in that year of assessment, shall not exceed twenty five million rupees;
in respect of all qualifying payments referred to in paragraph (o) of subsection (2) made by him in that year of assessment, shall not exceed ten million rupees;”;
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by the substitution in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (b) of that subsection, for the words and figures “(k),(l) and (m) of subsection (2),”, of the words and figures “(k), (l), (m), (n), (o)
and (q) of subsection (2),”;
by the substitution in sub-paragraph (ii) (B)
of paragraph (b) of that subsection for the words “twenty five million rupees,”, of the words thirty five million rupees,”;
by the addition immediately after sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of that subsection of the following new sub-paragraph:—
“(v)
in respect of all qualifying payments referred to paragraph (a) of subsection (2) by made by that company, shall not exceed one fifth of the assessable income or five hundred thousand rupees, whichever is less ;
in respect of all qualifying payments referred to in paragraph (n) of subsection (2) made by that company in that year of assessment, shall not exceed twenty five million rupees;
in respect of all qualifying payments referred to in paragraph (o) of subsection (2) made by that company in that year of assessment, shall not exceed ten million rupees.”;
in subsection (5) of that section, by the substitution for the words “paragraph (c), paragraph (l) or paragraph (m) of subsection (2)”, of the words
“paragraph (c), paragraph (h) (ii), paragraph (l), paragraph (m), paragraph (n), paragraph (o) or paragraph (q) of subsection (2),”; and
in subsection (6) of that section, by the substitution for the words “referred to in paragraph (h) of
Act, No. 9 of 2008
subsection (2)”, of the words “referred to in paragraph (h) (i) of subsection (2)”.