3. Replacement of Enacting Clause of principal enactment

The principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution for the Enacting Clause to that enactment of the following :—

WHEREAS an International Convention on

Consular Relations (hereinafter referred to as

“the Convention”) was adopted at Vienna, on the Twenty - Fourth day of April One Thousand

Nine Hundred and Sixty Three, by the United

Nations Conference on Consular Relations ;

Preamble.

Act, No. 18 of 2006

AND WHEREAS the aforesaid Convention entered into force on the Nineteenth day of

March One thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty -

Seven :

AND WHEREAS Sri Lanka intends to accede to the aforesaid Convention by the deposit of an Instrument of Accession on behalf of the

Government of Sri Lanka, with the Secretary-General of the United Nations :

AND WHEREAS it is necessary for the

Government of Sri Lanka to make legislative provision to give effect to Sri Lanka’s obligations under the aforesaid Convention :

NOW THEREFORE be it enacted by the

Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows :—”.