6. Replacement of section 21 of the principal enactment

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

Section 21 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :—

“Appointment

21. The Corporation may appoint to the of officers and servants.

staff of the Corporation such officers and servants as may be necessary for the pur-poses of the Corporation.

”.

Amendment of section 61 of the principal enactment.

«. Section 61 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (2) of that section, by the insertion, immediately after paragraph (a) of that subsection, of the following new paragraphs :—

“ (aa) the provision by cinemas and studios of adequate facilities necessary for the convenience and safety of patrons of, and workers in, cinemas and studios ;

(aaa) the control of the establishment and installation of cinemas ;”.

8 The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 63, and shall have effect as sec-tions 63a and 63n respectively, of the principal enactment :—

“ Protection

63a.

Insertion of new sections 63a and 638 in the principal enactment

(1)

No suit or prosecution shall lie—

for action

Hexen, under

(a)

against the Corporation for any act on the which in good faith is done or pur-dir non ported to be done by the Corporation

Board of under this Act; or

Directors.

(bo)

against any member, officer, servant or agent of the Corporation for any act which in good faith is done or purported to be done by him under this Act or on the direction of the

Board of Directors.

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No writ to issue against person or property of a member of the

Corporation.

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(2)

Any expense incurred by the Corpora-tion in any suit or prosecution brought by or against the Corporation before any court shall be paid out of the funds of the

Corporation, and any costs paid to, or recover-ed by, the Corporation in any such suit or prosecution shall be credited to the funds of the Corporation.

(3)

Any expense incurred by any such person as is referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) in any suit or prosecution brought against him before any court in res-pect of any act which is done or purported to be done by him under this Act or on the direction of the Board of Directors shall, if the court holds that such act was done in good faith, be paid out of the funds cf the

Corporation, unless such expense is recovered bv him in such suit or prosecution.

63s. No writ against person or property shall be issued against a member of the

Corporation in any action brought against the Corporation. ”.

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