නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
Section 26 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—
(1)
by the re-numbering of that section as subsection (1) of that section;
(2)
in the re-numbered subsection (1), by the substitution for the words “Government Agent”
wherever those words appear in that section, of the words “District Secretary, Divisional Secretary or
Forest Officer not below the rank of a Range Forest
Officer”;
(3)
by the addition immediately after the re-numbered subsection (1) of the following new subsection:—
“(2) Any person who makes an application for a permit to transport timber or forest produce stating that such timber or forest produce was obtained from a private property and there is evidence of proof to the contrary that such timber or forest produce was obtained from a forest declared under the provision of this Ordinance or State land, such person shall be guilty of an offence, and shall on conviction, be liable to the same punishment as is specified in subsection (1) of section 25. The application shall be admissible as evidence against such person in a court of law in .”.