11. Amendment of section 545 of the principal enactment

Section 545 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:—

545. No person shall effect any transfer of any property movable or immovable, in Sri

Lanka, belonging to or included in, the estate or effects of any person dying testate or intestate in or out of Sri Lanka within five years prior to the effecting of the transfer, unless grant of probate has been issued in the case of a person dying testate, or letters of administration or certificates of heirship have been issued in the case of a person dying intestate and leaving an estate amounting to, or exceeding four million rupees in value.”.