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17. Interpretation

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

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires––

“Armed Forces ” means the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka

Navy or the Sri Lanka Air Force ;

“dependant” in relation to a member of the armed forces or the police force killed or missing in action includes the widow or widower, unemployed and unmarried daughter, unemployed son, parent, unmarried sister or unmarried brother under eighteen years of age, grand father, grand mother of such member, and where the parents are not living, the uncle and aunt of such member, if such uncle and aunt were dependent on such member at the time of his death or was missing in action ;

“local authority” means any Municipal Council, Urban

Council or Pradeshiya Sabha and includes any authority created or established by or under any law to exercise, perform and discharge, powers, duties and functions corresponding to or similar to the powers, duties and functions exercised, performed and discharged by any such Council or Sabha ;

“Police Force” means the Sri Lanka Police Force ;

“Provincial Council” means a Provincial Council established under chapter XVIIA of the Constitution.

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