Sports (Amendment) Act 2005

This Act may be cited as the Sports (Amendment)

Act, No. 33 of 2005.

Section 18 of the Sports Law, No. 25 of 1973

(hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the repeal of paragraph (b) of subseciton (2) of that section and the substitution therefor, of the following paragraph :—

“(b)

members, if any of the International Olympic

Committee who are Sri Lankan Nationals, who shall be ex-officio members.”.

Section 18A of the principal enactment is hereby replaced and, the following section substituted therefor :—

18A. Every member of such Committee, other than the ex-officio members, shall hold office for a term of four years.”.

Section 21 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of paragraph (e) of that section.

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala

And Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.

“Term of office of members of

Committee.