6. Section 6a of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:
| (a) in sub-section (2) of that section, by the substitution, for the expression " interest from ", of the expression " interest, or any other object of mineral value, from "; and |
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| (b) by the insertion, at the end of that section, of the following new sub-section:
| | " (4) Where the prescribed officer is satisfied that any application for the issue of a permit under sub-section (1) is for the purpose of enabling the applicant to catch fish in any waters referred to in that subsection for the local consumption of the inhabitants of any village who have, by custom or usage, fished in such waters for that purpose, then, notwithstanding the provisions of that subsection, such officer shall issue such permit free of charge, ". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts