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7. Amendment of section 216 of the principal enactment

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

Section 216 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of all the words from “to a fine not less than three thousand five hundred rupees” to the end of that section and the substitution of the words “to a fine not less than twenty five thousand rupees and not exceeding thirty thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment and to the suspension of his driving licence for a period not exceeding twelve months.”.