2. Section 2 of the Maintenance Ordinance, hereinafter referred to as the " principal enactment ", is hereby amended as follows: -
| (1) by the substitution, for the words " at such monthly rate, not exceeding one hundred rupees, as the Magistrate thinks fit,", of the words " at such monthly rate, as the Magistrate thinks fit, having regard to the income of the defendant and the means and circumstances of the applicant or such child;"; and |
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| (2) by the substitution, for the words " from the date of the order.", of the words "from the date on which the application for maintenance is made. ". |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts