Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act (No. 21 of 1981)

Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Amendment of section 204 of the principal enactment,

99. Section 204 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :

(1) in subsection (1) of that section, by the omission of paragraph (c) of that subsection

(2) by the repeal of subsection (3) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :

	" (3) Any power, duty or function of the Commissioner under this Act may be exercised, performed or discharged by any Deputy Commissioner under the directions of the Commissioner or other officer who is authorized so to do by writing under the hand of the Commissioner." ;

(3) by the repeal of subsection (4) of that section ; and

(4) by the repeal of subsection (5) of that section and the substitution, therefor of the following subsection :

	"(5) All persons, officers and servants exercising powers or performing duties or discharging functions under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code.".