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3. Amendment of section 16 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

Section 16 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the repeal of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (6)

thereof; and

(2)

in paragraph (7) thereof–

(a)

by the substitution, in sub-paragraph (a)

thereof, for the word “correct;”, of the words

“correct; and”;

(b)

by the substitution, in sub-paragraph (b)

thereof, for the word “marriage;”, of the word

“marriage.”; and

(c)

by the repeal of sub-paragraphs (c) and (d)

thereof.