28. With effect from the date *[* 1st January, 1958, declared by Order published in Gazette No. 11,219 of 13th December, 1957]. on which all stage carriage permits for regular omnibus services in Ceylon, other than any stage carriage permit held by the Colombo Municipal Council, cease to be in force by virtue of section 13 of the Motor Transport Act, No. 48 of 1957, the principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion, immediately after section 239a inserted by the Motor Transport Act, No. 48 of 1957, in the principal Act, of the following new section which shall have effect as section 239B : -
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| | (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other provision of this Act, no stage carriage permit for a regular omnibus service shall be granted to any person other than the Colombo Municipal Council. | | |
| | (2) A stage carriage permit granted to the Colombo Municipal Council shall be for the purpose of enabling that Council to provide regular omnibus services on any route on which tramways services were provided in the month of December, 1949, or on such other route within the administrative limits of that Council as may be approved by the Minister.". | | |
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