Sri Lankan legislation, connected

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A clearer way to explore Sri Lankan Acts and amendments. Read a dated version, see what changed, and follow the evidence behind the wording.

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ONE ACT. ITS LEGISLATIVE HISTORY.

Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers Act, No. 4 of 2016

From the principal enactment to the latest version in the collection.

2016Principal Act

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1 amendmentsChanges over time

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Each Act family connects its principal text, amendments, reconstructed versions, and available source evidence. A dated version represents the text the system has reconstructed for that point in its history.

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