Tourism Act (No. 38 of 2005)

Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Amendment of Tourist Development Act, No. 14 of 1968

68. The Tourist Development Act, No. 14 of 1968 is hereby amended as follows :-

(1) by the insertion immediately after section 1 of that Act of the following new section which shall have effect as section 1A of that Act :-

	1A. Wherever the expressions "principal Act" and "Board" appear in this Act, such expressions shall be read and construed as being a reference to the "Tourism Act, No. 38 of 2005" and the "Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority" established by section 2 of the "Tourism Act, No. 38 of 2005", respectively.";

(2) by the repeal of sections 77, 78, 79, 80, 81 and 82 of Chapter I of Part IV of that Act;

(3) in section 103 of that Act-

	(a) by the repeal of the definition of the expression "Board" ;

	(b) by the repeal of the definition of the expression "Competent Authority"; and

	(c) by the repeal of the definition of the expression "principal Act"; and

(4) by the repeal of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Schedules to that Act.