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15. Amendment of section 23H of the principal enactment

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

Section 23h of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

in subsection (3) thereof –

(a)

by the substitution for the words “on conviction shall be-” of the words “on conviction before the

Magistrate having jurisdiction shall be-”;

(b)

by the repeal of paragraph (a) thereof and the substitution therefor of the following:-

“(a) liable to a fine not less than one hundred thousand rupees and not more than one million rupees and thereafter in the event of the offence being continued to be committed, to a fine of five thousand rupees for each day on which the offence is so continued to be committed after conviction.”;

(2)

in subsection (4) thereof by the substitution for the words “six weeks” of the words “four weeks”.

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