Construction Industry Development Act 2014 · As enacted · Part XI · Collection, Processing and Distribution of Information in the Construction Industry
55. Authority to maintain a National Data Base for the construction industry
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
The Authority shall be responsible for the maintenance of a National Data Base in the construction industry for which a dedicated information secretariat
(hereinafter referred to as the “information secretariat”) shall be established within the Authority.
The functions, procedures and performance standards required of the information secretariat shall be as prescribed.
The Authority shall have the power to instruct and request for information as follows :-
from all State and private banks, in respect of the total financial facilities granted annually to any project or persons for any construction as may be determined by the Authority. Provided that, the projects and persons involved in such construction works may not be disclosed;
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from the National Housing Development Authority established under the National Housing
Development Authority Act, No. 17 of 1979 in respect of the number of loans and grants issued for construction purposes. Provided that, the projects and the names of the beneficiaries of such loans or grants may not be disclosed;
from the Sri Lanka Customs, in respect of information relating to the amounts and values of all the imports and exports of construction material;
from the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau established under the Mines and Mineral Act, No.
32 of 1992 in respect of the statistics relating to river sand and sea sand supplied to the market by license holders for sand mining;
from all government and semi-government agencies engaged in contracting or direct construction of construction works, any particulars in respect of any construction work as required by the Authority in a specified format;
from all qualified persons, registered contractors and property developers, details in respect of any construction work completed;
from the Director-General of Vocational Training, details in respect of training programmes and outcome of such training programmes related to construction industry;
from all government and voluntary organizations which provide small and medium scale housing loans and grants in respect of the number and amount of such loans and grants. Provided that, the beneficiaries of such loans or grants may not be disclosed; and
from all local government authorities and all the statutory bodies that grant permits and licenses for construction works, in respect of any details of construction works as may be determined by the
Authority by the rules made by the Authority.
Any person who fails to comply with any request for information in terms of subsection (1) shall notwithstanding anything contained in any other law be guilty of an offence under this Act.
The Authority shall be responsible for the publication of annual reports on the construction industry in the country and dissemination of information to government and private institutions and individuals on written requests made to the
Authority. The Authority shall charge such fees as may be determined for the performance of this service.
The Authority shall at all times maintain confidentiality as regard the information made available to it under this section, other than if disclosure is required in terms of any written law for the time being in force, and shall not make public, or provide to any other government or private institution, any information that would lead to identification of individual contractors, manufacturers or suppliers and information relating to their individual financial standings.
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