13. Amendment of section 133A of the principal enactment

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

Section 133A of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the repeal of subsections (1) and (1A) of that section and the substitution therefor, of the following subsections:-

“(1) The Minister may prescribe by regulations–

(a)

the offences for which demerit points shall be imposed; and

(b)

the respective demerit points for such offences.

(1A)

(a) (i)

Where the holder of a Driving

Licence has been convicted of an offence prescribed under subsection (1) and such offence does not amount to a suspension or cancellation of the Driving Licence, the court may direct, the Inspector

General of Police to,

(ii)

Where the holder of a Driving

Licence admits liability for an offence for which a spot fine is prescribed under section 215A, the Inspector General of Police shall, enter the relevant demerit points for such offence to the data base established for such purpose;

(b)

For the purposes of this section the Deputy Inspector General of

Police in charge of Ranges of each Province shall authorize an

Officer of the rank of Sergeant or above, to enter the relevant demerit points to the data base.

The Deputy Inspector General of

Police shall forward the demerit points to the Commissioner

General, who shall enter the demerit points in the prescribed manner to the Driving Licence or

Endorsement Form, as the case may be;

(c)

In this section “Province” means a Provincial Council established for a Province by virtue of Article 154A of the Constitution.”.

(2)

by the repeal of subsection (3) of that section;

(3)

by the repeal of subsection (5) of that section.

Read on from s 14