නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
Section 24 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—
(1)
in subsection (1) of that section by the substitution for the words “tusk or tush” where ever they appear of the words “tusk or tush or any part of a tusk or tush”.
(2)
in subsection (3) of that section, by the substitution for the words “a tusk or tush” of the words “a tusk or tush or any part of a tusk or tush”.
(3)
by the insertion immediately after subsection (4) of that section of the following subsection:—
“(4A) (a) A tusk or tush or any part of a tusk or tush which is not registered under the Act, shall be
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presumed to have been taken from the wild without lawful authority. Such tusk or tush or part of a tusk or tush shall be presumed to be public property. The provisions of the Offences
Against Public Property Act, No. 12 of 1982 shall accordingly apply in respect of such tusk or tush or part of such tusk or tush, as the case may be.
(b)
Where a tusk or tush or part of a tusk or tush is deemed to be public property, it shall be handed over to the custody of the Director-General of
Wildlife Conservation.
(c)
The Minister may by Order published in the Gazette, specify the date from which the provisions of this subsection shall come into operation.”.