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63. Replacement of section 218 of the principal enactment

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

Section 218 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :—

218. A person who contravenes the provisions of section 99 or subsection (5) or (6) of section 196 shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not less than five thousand rupees and not exceeding twenty five thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both such fine and imprisonment.