15. Section 21 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows : -
| (1) by the renumbering of that section as subsection (1) of that section ; |
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| (2) in renumbered subsection (1) of that section by the insertion, immediately after the definition of " supplier", of the following new definition : - |
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| (3) by the insertion, immediately after renumbered subsection (1) of that section, of the following new subsections : -
| | " (2) A permit shall be deemed to be a valid permit for the purposes of this Ordinance-
| | | (a) if any coupon which was attached to the permit when the permit was issued remains unused for the purpose of obtaining petrol, and |
| (b) if the month in respect of which the permit was issued has not expired, and |
| (c) where the permit is such special permit as is referred to in subsection (2) of section 19, if the permit has not been surrendered for the purpose of obtaining petrol. |
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| (3) A coupon shall be deemed to be a valid coupon for the purpose of this Ordinance—
| | (a) if it is attached to, or is in the possession of any person together with, a valid permit bearing the same serial number as that printed on the coupon, and | | |
| | (b) if the coupon has not been surrendered for the purpose of obtaining petrol from a retail depot.". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts