Articles and Services (Regulation and Maintenance) (Temporary Provisions) Act 2003 · As enacted
1. Short title and date of operation
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
This Act may be cited as the Articles and Services
(Regulation and Maintenance) (Temporary Provisions) Act,
No. 14 of 2003. The provisions of the Act shall be brought into operation by the Minister, by Order published in the 2—H 18018–5,600 (03/2003)
Articles and Services (Regulation and Maintenance)
Gazette, in consultation with the Cabinet of Ministers, from time to time, for such periods of time which shall not exceed one month at a time, so however that the total period of operation of the Act, shall not in the aggregate exceed three months.
In making an Order under subsection (1), the Minister shall take into consideration -
the likelihood of the continuation of armed hostilities outside Sri Lanka ;
the likelihood of there being a disruption in the distribution of supplies of any article essential to the life of the community resulting in a shortage of such article ;
the likelihood of there being any interruption in the maintenance of any utility service essential to public life ; and
the need to ensure the availability of a regular supply of such articles and the uninterrupted maintenance of such utility services.
Any Order made under subsection (1) shall be placed before Parliament for approval immediately on the making thereof. However if Parliament is not sitting during such time, the Order shall be so placed for approval at the next date of sitting of Parliament.
Where prior to the expiry of the period of three months set out above, Parliament is of opinion that it is necessary to extend the operation of the Act for a further period, it may by Resolution, extend the period of operation of the Act for periods not exceeding one month at a time.