19. Inter-pretation

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

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“local authority ” means—

(a)

any Development Council established under the

Development Councils Act, No, 35 of 1980, or any other authority, body or institution created and established by or under any law, vested with the exercise, performance and discharge of the powers, duties and functions of any Municipal Council,

Urban Council, Town Council and Village Council under the Municipal Councils Ordinance, Urban

Councils Ordinance, Town Councils Ordinance and

Village Councils Ordinance respectively, or under any other law;

Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital Board

(b)

any Municipal Council, Urban Council, Town Council or Viiiage Councii and inciudes anv authority created and 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 dis-charged by such Council ;

“Post Graduate Institute of Medicine” means the Post

Graduate Institute of Medicine established under the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 ;

“service areas” mean property of the Hospital leased or rented out to Governmental or private organiza-tions for the purpose of providing facilities to patients of, and visitors to, the Hospital.

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Annual subscription of Bills and Laws of the Parliament Rs. 150 (Local),

Rs. 200 (Foreign), payable to the SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

Bureau, P. O. Box 500, Coromso 1, before 15th December each year in respect of the year following.

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