1. Short title and date of operation

This Act may be cited as the Default Taxes (Special

Provisions) Act, No. 16 of 2010 and the provisions of this

Act other than this section, shall come into operation on such date as may be determined by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the

“appointed date”). The provisions of this section shall come into effect, in terms of paragraph (1) of Article 80 of the

Constitution, on the date on which the Certificate of the

Speaker is endorsed.