31. Amendment of section 79 of the principal enactment

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

Section 79 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (7) of that section as follows:—

(1)

in the proviso to that subsection, by the substitution for the words “employment in Sri Lanka.”, of the words “employment in Sri Lanka:”; and

(2)

by the addition at the end of the proviso to that subsection, of the following further proviso:—

“Provided further that no individual shall be deemed to be a non-resident under the provisions of this subsection, on or after April 1, 2008.”.