Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Act 2008

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

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s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Termination of

Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) (Amendment)

Act, No. 20 of 2008.

s 2Amendment of section 611 of Act No. 45 of 1971

Section 6s of the Termination of Employment of

Workmen (Special Provisions) Act, No. 45 of 1971

(hereinafter referred to as the "principal enactment") is hereby amended in subsection ( l) thereof, by the substitution for the words "within three months of the termination" of the words

"within six months of the termination".

s 3Amendment of section 6c of the principal enactment

Section 6c of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution for the words and figures "under subsection (2) of section 6 or section 6A" of the words and figures "under section 6 or section 6A".

s 4Amendment of section 7 of the principal enactment

Section? of the principal·enactment is hereby amended as follows :-

(a)

in subsection (I) of that section by the substitution for the words and figures "an order made under subsection (2) of section 6 or section 6A" of the words and figures "an Order made under section 6

or section 6A";

(b)

in subsection (2) of that section by the substitution for the words and figures "an order made under subse.ction (2) of section 6 or section 6A" of the words and ligures "an Order made under section 6

or section 6A'\ and

)·

Terminati(}n of Employment of Workmen

(Special Provisions) (Amendment)

Act, No. 20 of 2008

(c)

i n the marginal note of that section, by the substitution for the words and figure "the provisions of section 6" of the words and figures· "an Order made under section 6 or 6A".

s 5Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

Iri the event of any inconsistency b.etween the

DinhalE and the Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.