Ports and Airports Development Levy (Amendment) Act 2020 · As enacted
3. Validation
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Where the Director-General of Customs charges or collects the Levy as provided in subsection (1)
of section 3 of the principal enactment as amended by section 2 of this Act, during the period commencing on
December 6, 2019 and ending on the date on which the certificate of the Speaker is endorsed in respect of this Act, he shall be deemed to have acted and to be acting with due authority and such charge or collection shall be deemed for all purposes to have been, and to be, validly made. The
Director-General of Customs is hereby indemnified against all action, civil or criminal, in respect of such charge or collection:
Provided that, the aforesaid provisions shall not affect any decision or order made by any Court or any proceedings pending in any Court in respect of any Levy collected as provided for in this Act during the said period.