National Transport Medical Institute Act 1997 · As enacted · Part IV · General
23. Transitional provisions,
Feedback & supportOfficial English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
All property, movable and immovable vested in the Medical Centre established under the Transport Board
Law, No. 19 of 1978 or in the Sri Lanka Transport Board established by that Act, and used on the day preceding the appointed date, for the purposes of such Medical Centre, shall vest in the Institute with effect from the appointed date.
All contracts and agreements entered into, by, or with the Medical Centre established under the Transport Board
Law, No. 19 of 1978 or the Sri Lanka Transport Board established by that Act, for the purposes of such Medical
Centre and subsisting on the day preceding the appointed date shall be deemed, with effect from the appointed date to be contracts and agreements entered into, by or with the Institute, as the case may be, and may be enforced accordingly.
All actions and proceedings or matters instituted by or against the Sri Lanka Transport Board established by the
Transport Board Law, No. 19 of 1978 relating to the Medical
Centre established under that Act and pending on the day preceding the appointed date shall with effect from the appointed date, be deemed to be actions and proceedings instituted by or against the Institute, as the case may be, and may be continued accordingly.
2A.
Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency
In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.