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4. Amendment of section 16 of the principal enactment

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

Section 16 of the principal enactment is hereby amended, by the repeal of the definition of the expression

“youthful person” and substitution therefor of the following definition:–

““youthful person” means a person who has attained the age of eighteen years and who has not attained the age of twenty two years; and “youthful offender” has a corresponding meaning.”.

Read on from s 5