Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act 2009 · As enacted
18. Replacement of section 29 of the principal enactment
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Section 29 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :—
29. (1) (a) No revenue license for a motor lorry, light motor lorry, heavy motor lorry, motor coach, light motor coach, heavy motor coach, motor hearse or motor ambulance shall be issued by any licensing authority unless a
Certificate of Fitness and an Emission
Certificate issued in respect thereof under section 196, is produced.
“Revenue licences for motor vehicles.
“Penalty for contravention of sections 21, 22, 23
and 24.
No revenue license for a motor cycle, light motor cycle, motor car, dual purpose vehicle, motor tricycle, motor tricycle van, land vehicle, hand tractor or special purpose vehicle shall be issued by any licensing authority unless an Emission Certificate issued in respect thereof under section 196, is produced.
The Minister may make regulations—
providing for the amalgamation of the
Certificate of Fitness and Emission
Certificate if so required;
identifying new classes of vehicles in respect of which either the Certificate of Fitness or the Emission Certificate may be required.”.