3. General amendment to the principal enactment

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.

(1)

In the principal enactment, there shall be substituted -

(a)

for the expression “Wholesale Electricity

Market”, wherever such expression appears, other than in paragraph (c) of section 2, subsection (4) of section 29 and subsections (1), (2) and (4) of section 30, of the expression

“National Electricity Market”; and

(b)

for the word “Council” wherever such word appears with reference to the National Electricity

Advisory Council established under section 3, of the expression, “committee appointed by the

Minister”.

(2)

Save as provided in subsection (1), every reference to the –

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(a)

“Wholesale Electricity Market” shall be read and construed as a reference to the “National

Electricity Market”; and

(b)

“Council” with reference to the National

Electricity Advisory Council established under section 3 of the principal enactment, shall be read and construed as a reference to the “committee appointed by the Minister”, in any notice, notification, contract, communication or other document issued pursuant to the provisions of the principal enactment.

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