5. Insertion of new section 2A in the principal enactment

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

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 2 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 2A of that enactment :—

2A. (1) No person shall knowingly use a motor vehicle –

(a)

that has been manufactured, assembled, fabricated, innovated, adapted, modified, or the construction of which has been changed illegally or otherwise than in conformity with the prototype approved by the Commissioner-General;

(b)

that has been assembled otherwise than with branded new parts or without the permission of the manufacturer of those parts ;

(c)

that is mechanically defective ;

(d)

that fails to comply with prescribed standards of safety ;

(e)

that is stolen ;

(f)

that has a false identity ;

(g)

the chassis number of which has been tampered with ; or

(h)

which has been manufactured, assembled, fabricated, adapted, modified, or the

“Motor vehicle fabricated unlawfully

&,.. not to be used.

construction of which has been changed in any manner, without the prior written approval of the Commissioner-General.

(2)

A person who contravenes the provisions of section 2A shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not less than fifty thousand rupees and not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term of one month or to both such fine and imprisonment and on a second conviction to a fine not less than one hundred thousand rupees and not exceeding two hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a term of two months or to both such fine and imprisonment and on a third or subsequent conviction to a fine not less than two hundred thousand rupees and not exceeding three hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a term of six months or to both such fine and imprisonment and confiscation of the vehicle.”.

Read on from s 6