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Act of Parliament

International Irrigation Management Institute (Amendment) Act 2000

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

Amends the International Irrigation Management Institute Act 1985

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s 1Short title and date of operation

This Act may be cited as the International Irrigation

Management Institute (Amendment) Act, No. 50 of 2000, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the “appointed date”).

s 2Amendment of the long title of Act No. 6 of 1985

The long title of the International Irrigation

Management Institute Act, No. 6 of 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the substitution, for the words “International Irrigation

Management Institute”, of the words “International Water

Management Institute”.

s 3

“International Irrigation Management Institute Act” and the “International Irrigation Management Institute” to be known as the “International Water Manage-ment Institute Act” and the “International Water Manage-ment Institute”

(1)

Inthe principal enactment and in any other written law there shall be substituted—

(a)

for the words “International Irrigation Management

Institute Act” wherever those words occur in the principal enactment or any other written law, the words “International Water Management Institute

Act” ; and

(b)

for the words “International Irrigation Management

Institute”, wherever those words occur in the principal enactment or any other written law, the words “International Water Management Institute”.

(2)

Every reference to the “International Irrigation

Management Institute Act”, and “International Irrigation

Management Institute”, in any notice, notification, contract, communication or other document shall be read and construed as a reference respectively to the “International Water

Management Institute Act” and the “International Water

Management Institute”.

(1)

All contracts and agreements entered into by or with the International Irrigation Management Institute, and subsisting or having effect on the day immediately preceding the appointed date shall be deemed to be contracts and agreements entered into by the International Water

Management Institute, as fully and effectively as if, instead of the International Irrigation Management Institute, the

International Water Management Institute had been a party thereto, and may be enforced accordingly.

(2)

All suits, actions, appeals and other legal proceedings instituted by or against the International Irrigation

Management Institute and pending on the day immediately preceding the appointed date shall be deemed to be suits, actions, appeals or other legal proceedings instituted by or against the International Water Management Institute and may be continued accordingly.

(3)

All judgements and orders made in favour of, or against, the International Irrigation Management Institute and remaining unsatisfied on the day immediately preceding the appointed date, shall be deemed to be orders and judgements madc in favour of, or against, the International Water

Management Institute and may be enforced accordingly.

(4)

All other rights, liabilities and obligations of the

International Irrigation Management Institute other than the rights, liabilities and obligations referred to in subsection (1)

existing on the day immediately preceding the appointed date shall be deemed to be the rights, liabilities and obligations of the International Water Management Institute.

s 5Amendment of section 4 of the principal enactment

Section 4 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) of that section by the substitution, for the word “Digane”, of the word “Battaramulla”.

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s 6Section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby amended

Amendment of as follows :—

section 5 of the principal

(a)

by the substitution, for the words “irrigation systems”, of the words “irrigation and water resources systems”

;

(b)

by the substitution, in paragraph (5) of that section, for the word “irrigation”, of the words “irrigation and water resources management” ;

(c)

by the substitution, in paragraph (c) of that section, for the words “irrigation systems”, of the words

“irrigation and water resources systems” ; and

(d)

by the substitution, in paragraph (e) of that section, for the word “irrigation”, of the words “‘irrigation and water resources management”.

s 7Section 6 of the principal enactment is hereby amended

Amendment of as follows :-—

section 6 of the principal

(a)

by the substitution, in paragraph (a) of that section, enaeimen for the words “irrigation systems”, of the words

“irrigation and water resources systems” ;

(b)

by the substitution, in paragraph (b) of that section, for the words “irrigation systems”, of the words

“irrigation and water resources systems” ;

(c)

by the substitution, in paragraph (c) of that section, for the words “irrigation system”, of the words

“irrigation and water resources systems” ;

(d)

by the substitution, in paragraph (d) of that section, for the words “irrigation systems”, of the words

“irrigation and water resources systems”;

(e)

by the substitution, in paragraph (g) of that section, for the words “irrigation systems”, of the words

“irrigation and water resources systems”; and

(f)

by the substitution, in paragraph (A) of that section, for the words “irrigation systems”, of the words

“irrigation and water resources systems”.

s 8Sinhala text to

Inthe event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala prevailincascof and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.

inconsistency.