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67. Replacement of section 224 of the principal enactment

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

Section 224 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:—

224. Any person guilty of any offence, for which no other punishment is expressly provided for in this Act, shall, on conviction after summary trial be liable to a fine not less than one thousand rupees and not exceeding two thousand rupees and on a second conviction to a fine not less than two thousand rupees and not exceeding three thousand

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Penalty.

rupees and on a third or subsequent conviction to a fine not less than three thousand five hundred rupees and in addition to the cancellation of his driving license”.