15. Amendment of section 18A of the principal enactment

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

Section 18A of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

in subsection (1) thereof, by the substitution for the words “without obtaining the prior approval of the

Commission.” of the words “except with a provider licence issued by the Commission under section 17B.”;

(2)

by the repeal of subsections (2) and (3) thereof and the substitution therefor of the following subsection:-

“(2) Where a provider requests the operator to use the telecommunication system, the operator shall permit such provider to use such telecommunication system including wholesale services subject to the provisions of this Act.”;

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(3)

in subsection (4) thereof, by the substitution for the words “ten thousand rupees” of the words “one hundred thousand rupees”.

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