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Part II

41. Provision relating to the Motor Traffic Act

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

Where any person appears, or is produced, before a

Court accused or suspected of committing an offence under subsection (1) of section 151, or subsection (1A) of section 151, or subsection (2) of section 151 of the Motor Traffic Act, the court may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such law, suspend the driving licence issued to such person under the aforesaid Act until the conclusion of the trial of such offence; and if after trial such person is convicted of such offence may suspend such driving licence for such further period as may be determined by the Court having regard to all the circumstances of the case.