3. Amendment of the First Schedule to the principal enactment

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

The First Schedule to the principal enactment is hereby amended in paragraph (a) of PART II thereof as follows:-

(1)

by the substitution in item (xxxi) of that paragraph, for the words and figures, “with effect from May 20, 2020.” of the words and figures

“with effect from May 20, 2020, and ending on

December 31, 2021;”;

(2)

by the addition immediately after item (xxxi) of the following new item:–

“(xxxii) on or after January 1, 2022, medical equipment, machinery, apparatus, accessories and parts thereof, hospital furniture, drugs and chemicals donated to a government hospital or the Ministry of Health for the provision of health services to address any pandemic or public health emergency, approved by the

Minister assigned the subject of

Finance on the recommendation of the Secretary to the Ministry of the

Minister assigned the subject of

Health.”.

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