නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
Section 16 of the principal enactment is hereby amended, by the repeal of the definition of the expression
“youthful person” and substitution therefor of the following definition:–
““youthful person” means a person who has attained the age of eighteen years and who has not attained the age of twenty two years; and “youthful offender” has a corresponding meaning.”.