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2. Repeal and Savings

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

(1)

The Regional Infrastructure Development Levy

Act, No. 51 of 2006 is hereby deemed to be repealed with effect from January 1, 2011.

(2)

The provisions of this Act shall, notwithstanding such repeal, in respect of the matters set out in subsection (3), be in operation for a period of one year from the date of the coming into operation of this Act.

(3)

Notwithstanding the repeal of the Regional

Infrastructure Development Levy Act, No. 51 of 2006 with effect from January 1, 2011, the Director-General of Customs is hereby empowered to recover all sums due under section 2 of the repealed Act, as Regional Infrastructure Development

Levy with effect from January 1, 2011, to the day immediately preceding the day on which the period of operation of one year specified in subsection (2) expires, and transmit all sums so recovered by him as Regional

Infrastructure Development Levy, to the Consolidated Fund in terms of section 5 of the repealed Act.