Skip to content

10. Amendment of section 28 of the principal enactment

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

Section 28 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

by the repeal of subsection (2) thereof and the substitution of the following subsections:—

“(2) The Board may in awarding maintenance, order the respondent to—

(a)

deposit with such bank as may be specified such minimum sum as the

Board may determine; or

(b)

purchase an annuity with an insurer of the value of such minimum sum.

(3)

Where the respondent fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (2), the Board may request the employer of the respondent to deduct from the salary, the sum due to be paid by the respondent to the applicant and remit such sum to the credit of the applicant.”.

(2)

by the re-numbering of subsection (3) as subsection (4).