7. Amendment of section 9 of the principal enactment

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

Section 9 of the principal enactment as last amended by Act, No. 25 of 1990 is hereby further amended in subsection (1) of that section, as follows:—

(1)

in paragraph (d) of that subsection —

(i)

by the substitution in sub-paragraph (v) (A) of that paragraph, for the words “created prior to

November 18, 1970, the initial salary scale of which was on November 18, 1970, not less than Rs. 6,720 per annum”, of the words

“created prior to June 01, 2007, the initial salary scale of which was on January 01, 2007, not less than Rs. 2,27,280 per annum”;

(ii)

by the substitution in sub-paragraph (v) (B) of that paragraph, for the words “created after

November 18, 1970”, of the words “created after June 01, 2007,”;

(iii)

by the substitution in sub-paragraph (vi) (A)

of that paragraph, for the words “created prior to November 18, 1970, the initial salary scale of which was, on November 18, 1970, not less than Rs. 7,200 per annum”, of the words

“created prior to January 01, 2009, the initial salary scale of which was, on January 01, 2009, not less than Rs. 2,46,300 per annum”; and

(iv)

by the substitution in sub-paragraph (vi) (B)

of that paragraph, for the words “created after

November 18, 1970,” of the words “created after January 01, 2009,”;

(2)

by the repeal of paragraph (i) of that subsection, and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph :—

“(i)

is serving or has during the period of seven years immediately preceding, completed serving a sentence of imprisonment for an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding twelve months or is under a sentence of death or is serving or has during the period of seven years immediately preceding, completed serving a sentence of imprisonment awarded in lieu of execution of a sentence of death ; or”; and

(3)

in the proviso to paragraph (j) of that subsection :—

(i)

by the substitution in paragraph (i) of that proviso, for the words “a post created prior to

November 18, 1970, less than Rs. 6,720 per annum” of the words “a post created prior to

June 01, 2007, less than Rs. 2,27,280

per annum”; and

(ii)

by the substitution in paragraph (ii) of that proviso, for the words “created after November 18, 1970,”, of the words “created after June 01, 2007.”.

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