13. Section 167 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-
| (1) by the substitution, in subsection (2) of that section, for the words "leave the car unattended", of the words " leave the motor vehicle unattended" ; and |
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| (2) by the addition, at the end of that section, of the following new subsections :
| | " (4) Where in the opinion of a police officer any obstruction is caused to traffic on any highway or public sidewalk by a motor vehicle halted, or parked on a highway, or by any object, thing or material, such police officer may cause the motor vehicle causing such obstruction or such other object, thing or material to be removed and charge the cost of such removal to the owner. | | |
| | (5) No police officer shall be held liable in damage for any damage caused in good faith in the course of the removal of a motor vehicle, object, thing or material under subsection (4).". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts