Regional Infrastructure Development Levy (Amendment) Act 2008 · As enacted
2. Amendment of section 2 of Act…
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
Section 2 of the Regional Infrastructure Development
Levy Act, No. 51 of 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the
“principal enactment”) as amended by Act, No. 47 of 2007
is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:—
2. (1)
There shall be charged and levied at the point of import a levy called the
Regional Infrastructure Development Levy
(hereinafter referred to as “the Levy”) on any motor vehicle liable to the payment of Excise
Duty under the Excise (Special Provision) Act,
No. 13 of 1989, falling under the Harmonized
System Code Number specified in Column I of the Schedule hereto and having a cylinder capacity, seating capacity or weight as is specified in the corresponding entry in Column
II of that Schedule, an amount calculated at the rate specified in Column III of that
Schedule on the aggregate value comprising the customs value of such motor vehicle determined in terms of Schedule E of the
Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235) and all taxes, duties and levies charged thereon at the point of import.
“Imposition of the
Regional
Infrastructure
Development
Levy.
For the purpose of this section, the expression “motor vehicle” shall not include an auto trishaw.”.