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Defence Levy Act (No. 52 of 1991) - Sect 3

Imposition of the defence levy

3.
(1) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this Act, there shall be charged from a very person to whom this Act applies, for every quarter of the year commencing on January 1, 1992, (hereinafter in this Act referred to as a "relevant quarter"), a defence levy (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the " levy " equivalent to one -per centum of the turnover, within the meaning of section 5 of the Turnover Tax Act, of that person for that quarter.
(2) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, turnover of a person to whom this Act applies shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed not to include"
(a) the proceeds from the export by such person of any article manufactured by him ;
(b) the value of any article not being plant, machinery or fixtures imported by such person exclusively for use in the manufacture by such person of any article for export ; and
(c) the proceeds from the sale of any article manufactured outside Sri Lanka by the person importing such article.


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