19. Section 19 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-
| (a) in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution enactment for the words "age of sixteen years" of the words "age of eighteen years"; |
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| (b) in subsection (2) of that section
| | (i) by the substitution for the words "age of sixteen years", of the words "age of eighteen years"; | | |
| | (ii) by the substitution for all the words from "be liable" to the end of that subsection of the words, "be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or imprisonment of either description for a period not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment and shall be ordered to pay compensation of an amount determined by the court ,to the person in respect of whom the offence was committed."; and | | |
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| (c) in the marginal note to that section, by the substitution for the words "sixteen years of age" of the words "eighteen years of age". |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts