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Part V · General

28. Penalty

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

Every person who commits an offence under this

Act shall, on conviction after trial before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment of either description for a period not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or to both such imprisonment and fine.

Read on from s 29