29. Insertion of new section 175A in the principal enactment

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 175 of the principal enactment, and shall have effect as section 175A of that enactment: -

175A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 100, where the Commissioner-General or any court has issued any notice or notice to appear or summons under the provisions of this Chapter, and the Commissioner-General or such court has been unable to serve or cause to serve such notice or summons on the relevant person, it shall be lawful for the Commissioner-General or such court, after recording the reasons in writing for the inability to serve or cause to serve such notice or summons, to publish the details of such notice or summons in any newspaper circulating in Sinhala, English and Tamil languages for the purpose of giving due notice thereof.”.