8. The Second Schedule to the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :
| (1) in item 2 thereof, by the substitution under the heading "Nature of Offence for the word " murder", of the words and figures ' murder, where the weapon used is a weapon other than an "offensive weapon" as defined in the Offensive Weapons Act, No. 18 of 1966, or an " explosive " as defined in the Explosives Act, or a " gun " as defined in the Firearms Ordinance; |
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| (2) in item 5 thereof, by the substitution under the heading "Nature of Offence" for the words a Robbery other than robbery committed on the highway.", of the words " Robbery, where the value of the property is less than five thousand rupees-" ; and |
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| (3) by the omission of item 7 thereof. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts