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12. Replacement of section 26 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

Section 26 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section is substituted therefor:-

26. (1) An Order made or direction given under this Act may be questioned in proceedings under Article 126, 140 or 141 of the Constitution.

(2)

Subject to the provisions of subsection (1), no suit, prosecution or other proceeding, civil or criminal, shall lie against any officer or person for any act or thing done in good faith in pursuance of any Order made or direction given under this Act.”.