4. Amendment of section 7 of the principal enactment

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

Section 7 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) of that section as follows: -

(1)

in subparagraph (vii) of paragraph (b) thereof, by the substitution for the words “such overseas buyers.”, of the words and figures “such overseas buyers, prior to October 1, 2025;”;

(2)

by the addition immediately after subparagraph (vii) of paragraph (b) thereof, of the following: -

“(viii) the provision of services to overseas buyers by a garment buying office registered under the provisions of the Industrial Promotion Act, No. 46

of 1990, so far as such services are provided to a person outside Sri Lanka for payment in foreign currency, with effect from October 1, 2025,”.

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