12. Amendment of section 18 of the principal enactment

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

Section 18 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:–

(1)

in subsection (2) thereof, by the substitution for the words “fine not exceeding five hundred rupees.” of the words “fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees.”;

(2)

immediately after subsection (2), by the insertion of the following:–

“(3) Every employer shall maintain, in addition to the notice book specified in subsection (1), a record book, in which information and details of any accident at any factory or work place is included. The employer shall also appoint a responsible person to be in charge of such record book. The Commissioner shall have access to such record book and call for extracts or copies thereof for inspection.”.

Read on from s 13