Sri Lanka Ports Authority (Amendment) Act 2023

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This Act may be cited as the Sri Lanka Ports Authority

(Amendment) Act, No. 23 of 2023.

Section 5 of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Act, No. 51

of 1979, is hereby amended in subsection (1) thereof, as follows:-

(1)

in paragraph (d) thereof, by the substitution for the words “Customs; and”, of the words “Customs;”;

(2)

in paragraph (e) thereof, by the substitution for the words “by such Minister.”, of the words “by such

Minister; and”;

(3)

by the addition immediately after paragraph (e)

thereof, of the following:-

“(f)

a representative of the Ministry of the

Minister assigned the subject of Ports and

Shipping, nominated by such Minister.”.

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.