International Irrigation Management Institute (Amendment) Act, No. 50 of 2000

b International Irrigation Management Institute (Amendment) Act, No. 50 of 2000 [Certified on 18th August, 20001 L.D.4.24199. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INTERNATIONAL IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE ACT, No. 6 OF 1985 BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows : 1. This Act may be cited as the International Irrigation Management Institute (Amendment)Act, No. 50 of 2000, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the “appointed date”). 2. The long title of the International Irrigation Management Institute Act, No. 6 of 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the substitution, for the words “International .Irrigation Management Institute”, of the words “International Water Management Institute”. 3. (1) In the principal enactment and in any other written law there shall be substituted- - (a) for the words “International Irrigation Management Institute Act” wherever those words occur in the principal enactment or any other written law, the words “International Water Management Institute Act” ; and (6) for the words “International Irrigation Management Institute”, wherever those words occur in the principal enactment or any other written law, the words ‘‘International Water Management Institute”. (2) Every reference to the “International Irrigation Management Institute Act”, and ‘‘International Irrigation Management Institute”, in any notice, notification, contract, communication or other document shall be read and construed !’ 2-H 006679- 5,550 (00103) , Short title and date of operation. Amendment of the long title of Act No. 6 of 1985. “International Irrigation Management Institute Act” and the “International Irrigation Management Institute” to be known as the “International Water Manage ment Institute Act” and the “International Water Manage ment Institute”. 2 Interiiutional Irrigation Munagenierit Institute (Amendmerit) Act, No. 50 of 2000 as a reference respectively to the “International Watcr Management Institute Act” and the “International Water Management Institute”. Transitional provisions. 4. (1) All contracts and agreements entered into by or with the International Irrigation Management Institute, and subsisting or having effect on the day immediately preceding the appointed date shall be deemed to be contracts and agreements entered into by the International Watcr Management Institute, as fully and effectively as if, instcad of the International Irrigation Management Institutc, thc Interriational Water Management Institute had been a party thereto, and may be enforced accordingly. (2) All suits, actions, appeals and other legal proceedings instituted by or against the International Irrigation Management Institute and pending on the day immediately preceding the appointed date shall be deemed to be suits, actions, appeals or other legal proceedings instituted by or against the International Water Management Institutcand may be continued accordingly. (3) All judgements and orders made in favour of, or against, the International Irrigation Management Institute and remaining unsatisfied on the day immediately preceding the appointed date, shall be deemed to be orders and judgements madc in favour of, or against, the International Water Management Institute and may be enforced accordingly. (4) All other rights, liabilities and obligations ol‘ the International Irrigation Management Institute other than the rights, liabilities and obligations referred to in subsection ( 1 ) existing on the day immediately preceding the appointed datc shall be deemed to be the rights, liabilities and obligations ol‘ the International Water Management Institute. Amendment of 5. Section 4 of the principal enactment is hereby amended Of the in subsection (1 ) of that section by the substitution, for the word “Digane”, of the word “Battaramulla”. principal enactment. International Irrigation Management Institute 3 (Antendment) Act, No. 50 of 2000 6. Section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows : (a) by the substitution, for the words “irrigation systems”, of the words “irrigation and water resources systcms” ; (6) by the substitution, in paragraph (b) of that section, for the word “irrigation”, of the words “irrigation and water resources management” ; (c) by the substitution, in paragraph (c) of that section, for the words “irrigation systems”, of the words “irrigation and watcr resources systems” ; and (cf] by the substitution, in pcragraph (e) of that section, lor the word “irrigation”, of the words “irrigation and water resources management”. 7. Section 6 ol‘thc principal cnactment is hereby amended as follows : ( a ) by the substitution, in paragraph (a ) of that section, for the words “irrigation systems”, of the words “irrigation and water resources systems” ; (0) by thc substitution, in paragraph (b) of that section, l‘or the words “irrigation systems”, of the words “irrigation and water resources systems” ; (c) by the substitution, in paragraph (c) of that section, for thc words “irrigation system”, of the words “irrigation and water resources systems” ; (d ) by the substitution, in paragraph (d) of that section, lor the words “irrigation systems”, of the words “irrigation and water resources systems”; Amendment of section .5 of ilic principal cnactment. Amendinem of scction 6 of the principal enactment. ( e ) by the substitution, in paragraph (8) of that section, for the words “irrigation systems”, of the words “irrigation and water resources systems”; and 4 International Irrigation Management Institute (Amendment) Act, No. 50 of 2000 u> by the substitution, in paragraph (h) of that section, for the words “irrigation systems”, of the words “irrigation and water resources systems”. Sinhala text to Prevail incase Of inconsistency. 8. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.