10. Section 18 of the principal Act is hereby amended as follows: -
| (1) in sub-section (1) of that section, by the substitution, for the expression " within thirty days ", of the expression " not less than thirty days "; |
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| (2) by the renumbering of sub-section (2) of that section as sub-section (3) of that section; and |
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| (3) by the Insertion, Immediately after sub-section (1) of that section, of the following new subsection : -
| | " (2) Where any person fails to make the necessary application for the renewal of a licence within the time specified in sub-section (1), the licensing authority may in his discretion allow the renewal of such licence on payment, in addition to the fee prescribed for such licence, of a fine equal to the amount of the fee prescribed for such a licence. ".
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts