10. Section 48 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following new section substituted therefor:"
| 48. The Commissioner may, where he considers it just and equitable in the circumstances of the case, compound any offence under this Act"
| | (i) in respect of offences committed under section 15, section 16, section 16A, section 19, section 20, section 43 and section 44, by accepting from the offender an amount of money which is equivalent to twice the market value (as determined by the Commissioner) of the quantity of made tea or green tea leaf in respect of which the offence was committed; and | | |
| | (ii) in respect of any offences other than those mentioned in paragraph (i) by accepting from the offender an amount of money which will not exceed ten thousand rupees: | | |
|
|
|
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts