2. Amendment of section 48 of Chapter 252

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

Section 40 of the Municipal Councils Ordinance is hereby ‘amended in subsection (1) of that section, by the insertion, immediately after paragraph (u) of that sub-section of the following new paragraph :—

by. - auetey

“ (uu) with the prior approval of the Minister

(i)

to engage in commercial and industrial enter-prises for the manufacture and production of such machinery, equipment, articles, materials and goods as may be required for the public services or the public utility services, as the case may be, which may be established and maintained by any Municipal Council or

Urban Council under the Municipal Councils

Ordinance and the Urban Councils Ordinance or under any other written law

; and

(ii)

to sell such machinery, equipment, articles, materials or goods to any other Municipal

Council or Urban Council or to the public at such prices as may be determined by the

Council and approved by the Minister. ”.

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