3. Amendment of section 3 of the principal enactment

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

Section 3 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:–

(1)

in paragraph (f) of subsection (1) as follows:–

(a)

in subparagraph (ii) of that paragraph by the substitution for the words and figures

“before December 31, 2014; and” of the words and figures “before December 31,

2014;”;

(b)

in subparagraph (iii) of that paragraph by the substitution for the words and figures

“January 1, 2015,” of the words and figures

“January 1, 2015 but ending on or before

March 31, 2016, for the period commencing on April 1, 2016 but ending before May 2,

2016; and for the period commencing from

July 11, 2016 but ending on or before

November 1, 2016; and”;

(2)

immediately after subparagraph (iii), by the insertion of the following:–

“(iv)

twelve million and five hundred thousand, for any such period of three months falling within any period commencing on or after

November 1, 2016,”.