17, Notwithstanding anything in the principal enactment the amount standing to the credit of the individual account of an employee of
| (a) the University Grants Commission established by the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 or of a Higher Educational Institute within the meaning of that Act; |
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| (b) the National Apprenticeship Board established by the National Apprenticeship Act, No. 49 of 1971, |
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on the date of commencement of this Act, shall be paid to such employee by the Board within six months of the date of commencement of this Act. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts