Excise (Amendment) Act 2018

This Act may be cited as the Excise (Amendment)

Act, No. 4 of 2018 and shall come into operation on

April 1, 2018.

Section 15 of the Excise Ordinance (Chapter 52) is hereby amended by the repeal of paragraphs (b) and (c) of that section, and the substitution therefor of the following:—

“(b)

no tree producing toddy, other than kithul tree shall be tapped;

no toddy shall be drawn or lowered from any tree other than the kithul tree.”.

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.