23. Retrospective effect

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

The –

(1)

amendment made to seciton 2, the insertion of a new

Chapter IIIA, amendments made to sections 33, 34,

35 and the insertion of section 48A, the amendment made to section 58, the insertion of section 75A and the amendment to the Second Schedule to the principal enactment by section 2, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15,

16, 17, 22 (3) and 22 (4) of this Act, shall be deemed for all purposes to have come into force on January 1, 2003 ;

(2)

amendments made to sections 11, 14, 20, 21, 22, 26,

28, 80, 83 of the First Schedule and the Second

Schedule to the principal enactment by sections 3,

4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 19, 19(1), 21, 22(1), and 22(2) of this Act shall be deemed for all purposes to have come into force on August, 1, 2002 ;

(3)

amendment made to section 27 of the principal enactment by section 10 of this Act shall be deemed for all purposes to have come into force on

November 6, 2002.

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