Bulletin-2023
ACT 1 OF 2023 — RECOVERY OF POSSESSION OF PREMISES GIVEN ON LEASE ACT
An Act to provide for the procedure relating to the recovery of possession of premises given on lease under a lease agreement; to regulate the recovery of arrears of lease rentals, service charges and liquidated damages; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Date of Commencement: 20th January, 2023.
See: Recovery of Possession of Premises Given on Lease Act.
ACT 10 OF 2023 — ASSISTANCE TO AND PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF CRIME AND WITNESSES ACT
An Act to provide for the setting out of rights and entitlements of victims of crime and witnesses and the protection and promotion of such rights and entitlements; to give effect to appropriate international norms, standards and best practices relating to the assistance to and protection of victims of crime and witnesses; to provide for the establishment of the National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses, the Victims of Crime and Witnesses Assistance and Protection Division and the Victims of Crime and Witnesses Assistance and Protection Fund; to provide for the payment of compensation to victims of crime; to repeal the Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act, No. 4 of 2015; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Date of Commencement: On Notice.
See: Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act.
ACT 11 OF 2023 — BETTING AND GAMING LEVY (AMENDMENT) ACT
An Act to amend the Betting and Gaming Levy Act, No. 40 of 1988.
Date of Commencement: 25th August, 2023.
Amends: ss 2, 2A, 4, 5 and 7.
Subs: Schedule.
See: Betting and Gaming Levy Act.
ACT 12 OF 2023 — APPROPRIATION (AMENDMENT) ACT
An Act to amend the Appropriation Act, No. 43 of 2022.
Date of Commencement: 25th August, 2023.
ACT 13 OF 2023 — SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF TAXATION (INCORPORATION) (AMENDMENT) ACT
An Act to amend the Sri Lanka Institute of Taxation (Incorporation) Act, No. 21 of 2000.
Date of Commencement: 25th August, 2023.
Amends: ss 4, 6, 8 and 10.
Inserts: s 13A.
Subs: s 9.
General Amendment: The Act is amended by substitution for the words "Sri Lanka Institute of Taxation" mentioned in the Sri Lanka Institute of Taxation (Incorporation) Act, No. 21 of 2000 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) or in any rule, notice or other document made or issued thereunder, there shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be substituted for the words “Sri Lanka Institute of Taxation” of the words “Chartered Institute of Taxation of Sri Lanka.
See: Sri Lanka Institute of Taxation (Incorporation) Act.