2. Amendment of section 5 of Act…

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.

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.”.