2. Amendment of section 4 of Law…

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

Section 4 of the Sri Lanka Tea Board Law, No. 14 of 1975, (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended as follows :—

(1)

in paragraph (l) of that section by the substitution for the words “marketing of tea ; and” of the words

“marketing of tea ;”;

(2)

in paragraph (m) of that section by the substitution for the words “of the tea industry in Sri Lanka” of the words “of the tea industry in Sri Lanka ;”; and

(3)

by the addition immediately after paragraph (m) of that section of the following new paragraphs :—

“(n)

to prepare manuals containing information relating to the various schemes provided for under this Law ;

(o)

to enter into agreements for co-operation with other institutions, whether in Sri Lanka or abroad, having objects wholly or partly similar to those of the Board, for the furtherance of their common objects ;

(p)

to advise the Minister on policies relating to the tea industry ;

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(q)

to promote investment in the tea industry ;

and

(r)

to collect and disseminate data on the tea industry.”.

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