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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
MEDICAL (AMENDMENT)
ACT, No. 6 OF 2014
[Certified on 10th April, 2014]
Printed on the Order of Government
Published as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of April 11, 2014
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Medical (Amendment) Act, No. 6 of 2014 1
[Certified on 10th April, 2014]
L. D. —O. 81/2006 (II).
ANACT TO AMEND THEMEDICAL ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 105)
BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka as follows :—
1. This Act may be cited as the Medical (Amendment) Short title.
Act, No. 6 of 2014.
2. Section 29 of the Medical Ordinance (Chapter 105) Amendment to
(hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby section 29 of
Chapter 105.
amended—
(1) in subsection (1) of that section by the repeal of
sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (b) and the
substitution therefor of the following :—
“(i) holds a degree of Bachelor of Medicine of—
(a) the University of Ceylon or a
corresponding university ;
(b) a Degree Awarding Institute ; or
(c) the General Sir John Kotelawala
Defence University,
and a certificate granted by the Medical Council
under section 32 ; or”;
(2) in subsection (2) of that section by the substitution—
(a) in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (b), for the
words “or a Degree Awarding Institute ; or” of
the words “or a Degree Awarding Institute or
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the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence
University; or”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b), for the
words “or Degree Awarding Institute” of the
words or “or Degree Awarding Institute or the
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence
University”.
Amendment of 3. Section 74 of the principal enactment is hereby
section 74 of the amended by the insertion, immediately after the definition
principal
enactment. of the expression “estate apothecary” of the following
definition :—
“General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University” means
the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
established under the Sir John Kotelawala Defence
Academy Act, No. 68 of 1981;”.
Sinhala text to 4. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala
prevail in case and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.
of inconsistency.

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