Medical Wants (Amendment)



Medical Wants (Amendment)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE MEDICAL WANTS ORDINANCE

BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows : “

[6th September
, 1990
]
Short title,

1. This Act may be cited as the Medical Wants (Amendment) Act, No. 33 of 1990.

Amendment of section 10 of Chapter 226.

2. Section 10 of the Medical Wants Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the ” principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the repeal of paragraph (b) thereof.

Amendment of section 14 of the principal enactment.

3. Section 14 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of paragraph (b) of that section and the substitution of the following paragraph therefor: ”

” (b) under section 10, in respect of a visit to an estate for the purpose of attendance on any sick laborer or laborers,”.

Amendment of section 30 of the principal enactment.

4. Section 30 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of paragraphs (b), (c) and (4) of that section.

Amendment of section 31 of the principal enactment,

5. Section 31 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in paragraph (b) of that section, by the omission of the words or maintenance .

Sinhala text to Prevail in case of inconsistency.

6. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall Prevail.