22. Amendment of the second 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 Second Schedule to the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

(1)

in item (ix) of that Schedule by the substitution for the words “and lentils;”, of the words “and dhall”;

(2)

in item (xii) of that Schedule by the substitution for the words “supply or import of patrol, diesel, fuel liquefied petroleum gas” of the words “supply or import of petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas;”;

(3)

by the repeal of item (xviii) of that Schedule and the substitution therefore of the following :—

(xviii)

supply of finance leasing facilities by a person registered under the Finance leasing

Act, No. 56 of 2000, other than any receipt of an advance payment on account of the asset to be given on lease or in relation to such leasing transaction or any payment for the early settlement of the amount payable under the lease agreement which exceeds ten percentum of the total agreement value;

(4)

by the addition immediately after item (xxi) of that

Schedule of the following new items :—

“(xxii)

the supply of services by professional conference organizers, registered with the

Sri Lanka Convention Burau in organizing seminars or other events ;

(xxiii)

the supply or import of textiles and handloom products;

(xxiv)

the supply or import of ships ;

(xxv)

the supply or import of any jewellery ;

(xxvi)

the supply or import of maize ;

(xxvii)

the supply or import of machinery, medical and surgical instruments, apparatus or accessories including medical and dental equipment, ambulances for the provision of health services and surgical dressings.”.

(xxviii)

the supply, lease or rent of residential accommodation other than supplies specified in the First Schedule ;

(xxix)

the supply of all health care services provided by medical institutions other than supplies specified in the First Schedule ;

(xxx)

the supply of land and improvements.

Read on from s 23