123. Section 800 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following new section substituted therefor: -
| 800. The following sentences of fine or imprisonment, as the case may be, may be imposed on conviction for contempt under this Chapter by the following courts respectively, namely-
| | (a) by the Supreme Court-imprisonment, either simple or rigorous, to a term not exceeding seven years and fine not exceeding seven thousand rupees in addition thereto or in lieu thereof; | | |
| | (b) by a High Court-fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or imprisonment, either simple or rigorous, for a period not exceeding five years; | | |
| | (c) by a District Court-fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred rupees or imprisonment, either simple or rigorous, for a period not exceeding two years; | | |
| | (d) by a Magistrate's Court-fine not exceeding one thousand five hundred rupees or imprisonment, either simple or rigorous, for a period not exceeding eighteen months.". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts