6. Amendment of section 8 of the principal enactment

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

Section 8 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution for the words “provisions of section 6 shall, within the seven days during which such order shall be in force, make an application” of the words “provisions of section 7 shall within the seven days during which such order shall be in force, make an exparte application”;

(2)

in subsection (2) of that section—

(i)

by the repeal of paragraph (b) thereof and the substitution therefor of the following:—

“(b)

to the requirement that the maximum period of any extension so granted shall not exceed three months at any given time and in any event shall not in the aggregate exceed a period of two years from the date of the issuing of the Freezing Order by such police officer:”;

(ii)

by the substitution in the proviso thereof for the words “ indictment is filed for the offence of money laundering in respect of” and for the words “Freezing Order” wherever such words appear in such proviso, of the words

“indictment is filed for an offence under section 3 of this Act in respect of” and

“Freezing Order” respectively;

(3)

in subsection (3) thereof by the substitution for the words “Freezing Order” and “Order of Freezing” of the words “Freezing Order”.

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