26. Amendment of section 55 of the principal enactment

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

Section 55 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

(1)

by the renumbering of that section as subsection (1) of that section ; and

(2)

by the addition immediately after the renumbered subsection (1) of the following subsection :—

“(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall apply to—

(a)

any female engaged in a managerial capacity ;

(b)

any female engaged in providing health or welfare services ; or

(c)

any female who, as part of any course of study, is required to be familiar with underground mining activities.”.