65. Amendment of section 220 of the principal enactment

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

Section 220 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

(1)

by the insertion, immediately after subsection (1)

thereof, of the following subsection which shall have effect as subsection (1A) thereof :—

“(1A) Any person who fraudulently issues a driving licence shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not less than twenty five thousand rupees and not exceeding fifty thousand rupees and on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not less than fifty thousand rupees and not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees.”.

(2)

in subsection (2) of that section —

(a)

by the omission in paragraph (a) thereof, of the words,” or certificate of security” ;

(b)

by the omission, in paragraph (b) thereof, of the words, “or security” ;

(c)

by the omission, in paragraph (c) thereof, of the words, “or a certificate of security” ;

(d)

by the substitution, for all the words from

“be liable to a fine not less than one thousand rupees” to the end of that section, of the words

“be liable to a fine not less than fifteen thousand rupees and not exceeding fifty thousand rupees and to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding three months and the documents issued or registered shall be deemed to be invalid from the date of such issue or registration.”.

(3)

in subsection (3) of that section —

(a)

by the omission, of the words “or a certificate of security ; and

(b)

by the substitution, for all the words from

“liable to a fine not less than one thousand rupees” to the end of that section, of the words., “liable to a fine not less than fifteen thousand rupees and not exceeding twenty five thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding two months or to both such fine and imprisonment.”.

Read on from s 66