3. Amendment of section 3 of the principal enactment

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

Section 3 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

by the re-lettering of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d, (e),

(f)

, (g), (h), (i) , (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q) and (r)

of that section as paragraphs (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r), (s), (t), (u), (v), (w), (x) and (y)

respectively of that section;

(2)

by the insertion immediately before the renumbered paragraph (h) thereof, of following new paragraphs:—

“(a) to foster and promote the small and medium scale industrial sector in Sri Lanka with a view to promoting the growth of the national economy;

(b)

to co-ordinate and assist the Government and the relevant Government institutions in the formulation of policies relating to the industrial sector;

(c)

to facilitate the non-governmental organizations to assist the small and medium scale industrial sector;

(d)

to advise and assist members on how to gain access to capital markets and to obtain infrastructure facilities and other necessary assistance, for the development of industrial ventures;

(e)

to sponsor the members to participate in conferences, trade fairs, exhibitions and buyer-seller meetings;

(f)

to organize seminars, workshops and training programmes for the members with a view to improving their entrepreneurial capacities and industrial skills;

(g)

to promote and develop the use of available manufacturing capacity and facilities and to enhance production capabilities to meet export requirements and to expand and develop the sub-contracting exchange.”

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