2. Amendment of the long title to the Information and Communication Technology Act…

The long title to the Information and Communication

Technology Act, No. 27 of 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the substitution for the words “TO PROVIDE FOR THE

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY OF SRI LANKA; TO PROVIDE FOR THE

SETTING OUT OF A NATIONAL POLICY ON INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN ACTION

PLAN; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A TASK FORCE FOR

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGY AGENCY OF SRI LANKA CHARGED WITH THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL POLICY IN BOTH THE PUBLIC

AND PRIVATE SECTORS” of the words “TO PROVIDE FOR THE

ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; TO PROVIDE FOR

THE FORMULATION AND APPROVAL OF A NATIONAL POLICY; TO PROVIDE

FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGY AGENCY OF SRI LANKA WITH AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND

IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMMES ON INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

SECTORS”.